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Chapter 17 - Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request

from Section 2 - Labor and Delivery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2023

By
Alexa Eberle  and
Amira El-Messidi
Edited by
Amira El-Messidi  and
Alan D. Cameron
Amira El-Messidi
Affiliation:
McGill University, Montréal
Alan D. Cameron
Affiliation:
University of Glasgow
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Summary

A healthy 25-year-old primigravida with a spontaneous singleton pregnancy at 32+3 weeks’ gestation presents for a routine prenatal visit accompanied by her husband. Her primary care provider just left on a three-month sabbatical. Pregnancy dating was confirmed by first-trimester sonography. All maternal-fetal aspects of routine prenatal care have been unremarkable, and the patient has not experienced any pregnancy complications. There is no history of mental health disorders, and the patient practices a healthy lifestyle.

Keywords

Elective Cesarean section, contributorsCesarean section, maternal demand, maternal requestCounsellingRisks, short-term and long-termComplicationsTocophobiaNeuraxial anesthesia, advantagesEthical principles
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OSCEs in Obstetrics and Maternal-Fetal Medicine
An Evidence-Based Approach
 , pp. 244 - 251
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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