Cesarean section on request: a case for common sense
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Serval ID
serval:BIB_303BC32EAACC
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Review (review): journal as complete as possible of one specific subject, written based on exhaustive analyses from published work.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Cesarean section on request: a case for common sense
Journal
Gynakologisch-Geburtshilfliche Rundschau
ISSN
1018-8843 (Print)
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2002
Volume
42
Number
1
Pages
19-21
Notes
Journal Article
Abstract
Considering the patient's right to autonomy and the trend towards more involvement of the patient in the decision making, it is our belief that obstetricians should consider the woman's request for cesarean section without medical indication. The procedure can only be carried out after obtaining proper consent of the patient with careful information including a detailed description of the possible risks and benefits of both modes of delivery. In order to decrease the risk of respiratory distress syndrome, cesarean section under these circumstances should not be performed prior to 39 weeks' gestation. Debating over whether or not to charge women who request a cesarean section that is not medically indicated is fruitless, since rigorous cost studies are lacking and since any implementation of such a system would be extremely difficult.
Keywords
*Cesarean Section/economics
Cost-Benefit Analysis
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Informed Consent
*Patient Participation/economics
Pregnancy
Switzerland
Pubmed
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25/01/2008 12:12
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