The defendant also testified that the child did not meet the weight criteria set forth by ACOG for offering
an elective cesarean section.
ELECTIVE CESAREAN SECTION: GOOD OR BAD IDEA?
Elective cesarean section is available in breeds or individuals at high risk of developing dystocia (difficult birth).
At 35 weeks, my ob / gyn scheduled
an elective Cesarean section even though she remained mildly optimistic that I might be able to deliver vaginally and continued to perform biweekly, in - room, ultrasounds.
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Elective cesarean section to prevent anal incontinence and brachial plexus injuries associated with macrosomia — a decision analysis.»
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.
An elective cesarean section increases the risk to the infant of premature birth and respiratory distress syndrome, both of which are associated with multiple complications, intensive care and burdensome financial costs.
Moms who are determined to go forward with
an elective cesarean section or who have not come to terms with a previous cesarean section may find certain sections upsetting.
According to the Listening to Mothers II Survey, very few mothers are actually initiating the discussion about
elective cesarean section.
Especially with planned cesarean, some babies will inadvertently be delivered prematurely.1 Babies born even slightly before they are ready may experience breathing and breastfeeding problems.21 One to two babies per 100 will be cut during the surgery.33 Studies comparing
elective cesarean section or cesarean section for reasons unrelated to the baby with vaginal birth find that babies are 50 % more likely to have low Apgar scores, 5 times more likely to require assistance with breathing, and 5 times more likely to be admitted to intermediate or intensive care.4 Babies born after
elective cesarean section are more than four times as likely to develop persistent pulmonary hypertension compared with babies born vaginally.17 Persistent pulmonary hypertension is life threatening.
As part of his original study, Swain also compared mothers who had given birth vaginally and those who had
elective cesarean sections.
Not exact matches
There is a lot of discussion about the birth of a baby via
elective cesarean, or c -
section.
My first 3 were vaginal births (with interventions), the next 4 births were c /
sections (after «failure to progress» diagnosis) 2 of those c /
sections were attempted VBACs (vaginal birth after
cesarean), 1 was a «forced»
elective.
Therefore, it is unknown how many of the
cesarean sections were done for medical reasons and how many, if any, were an
elective cesarean.
Fit Pregnancy reports first - time mothers who are induced have higher rates of
cesareans than those who aren't induced citing a study in which 12 percent of mothers who went into labor on their own needed a C -
section while 23.4 percent of those who are medically induced did and 23.8 percent of those who chose
elective induction did.
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.
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
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
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.
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.