Sentences with phrase «elective cesarean delivery»

One NIH - funded study looked at more than 13,000 women who gave birth by elective cesarean delivery (C - section) at 37 weeks or later.

I don't know why I respond to the irrational, but I delivery about 200 babies a year, with a primary Cesarean section rate of 12 % (including women who choose an elective cesarean delivery, which is their right as AUTONOMOUS HUMAN BEINGS), and deliver about 1 baby per week, about 40 - 50 per year, to women who have NO interventions in labour.

Unlugenc, H., Ozalevli, M., Gunduz, M., Gunasti, S., Urunsak, I. F., Guler, T., and Isik, G. Comparison of intrathecal magnesium, fentanyl, or placebo combined with bupivacaine 0.5 % for parturients undergoing elective cesarean delivery.

«The effectiveness and costs of elective cesarean delivery for fetal macrosomia diagnosed by ultrasound.»

Incorporating the vast majority of comparative birth studies to date in a contemporary appraisal of elective cesarean delivery in healthy women is flawed, primarily because their data includes outcomes from emergency surgeries and elective surgeries in women (and babies) with pre-existing medical conditions.

Babies born after an elective cesarean delivery (i.e., when labor has not yet begun) are four times more likely to develop persistent pulmonary hypertension, a potentially life - threatening condition.

Campo - Engelstein L, Howland LE, Parker WM, Burcher P. Scheduling the Stork: Media Portrayals of Women's and Physicians» Reasons for Elective Cesarean Delivery.

In recent years elective cesarean delivery has become a popular choice for women who don't wish to have a vaginal birth and who don't want to experience traditional birthing methods and the pain of labor.

Consider an elective cesarean delivery to avoid a vasa previa rupture or fetal distress if the velamentous insertion is in the lower segment.

Thus the decision on whether to perform an elective cesarean delivery (also known as «patient choice cesarean» or «cesarean on demand») will come down to a number of ethical factors including the patient's concerns and the physician's understanding of the procedure's risks and benefits.

Washington, DC — A new committee opinion from The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) addresses the controversy of elective cesarean delivery, using it as an example of how doctors can ethically help patients make decisions about surgical treatment when there is a lack of firm evidence for or against such surgery.

In the case of an elective cesarean delivery, if the physician believes that cesarean delivery promotes the overall health and welfare of the woman and her fetus more than does vaginal birth, then he or she is ethically justified in performing a cesarean delivery.

ACOG's Ethics Committee, which produced the opinion, says that the burden of proof should fall on those who advocate for a change in policy in support of elective cesarean delivery (which replaces a natural process — vaginal delivery — with a major surgical procedure).

Not exact matches

Timing of elective repeat cesarean delivery at term and neonatal outcomes.

While some cesarean deliveries are elective, most are required if vaginal delivery can't be accomplished.

They also found that birth by elective cesarean section pushed those risks even higher, from 9.7 percent risk of admission to neonatal intensive care with vaginal deliveries to 19 percent following cesarean section.

The potential risks and benefits of both TOLAC and elective repeat cesarean delivery should be discussed.

Thus, VBAC is associated with fewer complications than elective repeat cesarean delivery, whereas a failed TOLAC is associated with more complications (4 — 6, 24).

Accordingly, potential risks and benefits of both TOLAC and elective repeat cesarean delivery should be discussed, and these discussions should be documented.

Before considering the results of any analysis, it is important to note that the appropriate clinical and statistical comparison is by intention to deliver (TOLAC versus elective repeat cesarean delivery).

However, although TOLAC is appropriate for many women, several factors increase the likelihood of a failed trial of labor, which in turn is associated with increased maternal and perinatal morbidity when compared with a successful trial of labor (ie, VBAC) and elective repeat cesarean delivery (4 — 6).

For example, women who achieve VBAC avoid major abdominal surgery and have lower rates of hemorrhage, thromboembolism, and infection, and a shorter recovery period than women who have an elective repeat cesarean delivery (2, 3, 7, 9, 33).

Elective Induction of Labor: A Risk Factor for Cesarean Delivery Reducing the Risks for Cesarean 15.

A discussion of VBAC early in a woman's prenatal care course, if possible, will allow the most time for her to consider options for TOLAC or elective repeat cesarean delivery.

Many people will tell you that the only method of delivery that's safe is an elective cesarean.

This book offers a very detailed overview of the cesarean birth, including cesareans in history and mythology, the differences between inlabor, elective and emergency cesareans, when a c - section is absolutely necessary and ways in which the rate of cesarean deliveries can be reduced.

The book examines: - why the research shows so little benefit for physiologic care and so little harm from medical - model management - what's behind the cesarean epidemic - what the research establishes as optimal care for initiating labor, facilitating labor progress, guarding maternal and fetal safety, birthing the baby, and promoting safety for mother and baby after the birth - the true, quantified risks of primary cesarean surgery, planned VBAC versus elective repeat cesarean, instrumental vaginal delivery, and regional analgesia - how the organization of the maternity care system adversely impacts care outcomes

If a trial of labor is not successful, you will need to undergo a repeat cesarean delivery and will have more risk of complications than with a planned or elective repeat cesarean delivery.

You also have the option of an elective repeat cesarean delivery, and your provider will help you make this decision.

«What makes our findings compelling and different from previous studies addressing this question is that this was also true when we compared siblings who differed in type of delivery — one was born by cesarean and the other by vaginal delivery — and when restricted to women without any known risk factors for having a cesarean, some of whom may have undergone an elective cesarean,» said lead researcher Dr. Jorge Chavarro.