Titre
Cesarean section on request: a case for common sense
Type
synthèse (review)
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Périodique
Gynakologisch-Geburtshilfliche Rundschau
Auteur(s)
Hohlfeld, P.
Auteure/Auteur
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ISSN
1018-8843
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2002
Volume
42
Numéro
1
Première page
19
Dernière page/numéro d’article
21
Notes
Journal Article
Résumé
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.
Sujets
PID Serval
serval:BIB_303BC32EAACC
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Date de création
2008-01-25T10:12:18.351Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-20T17:21:41Z