Journal article
The case against cesarean delivery on maternal request in labor
Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), v 122(3), pp 684-687
01 Sep 2013
PMID: 23921859
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Abstract
The ethical obligations of an obstetrician to a patient who requests a cesarean delivery without maternal or fetal indication differ depending on whether the request is made before or during labor. Informed consent is an essential dimension of respecting patient autonomy, and the process of informed consent should be extensive for a cesarean delivery in the absence of maternal or fetal indications during active labor. For this reason, physicians should rarely grant a request for cesarean delivery made during active labor. Although physicians may think that declining a request for cesarean delivery is a violation of patient autonomy, they should also be concerned about the violation of patient autonomy that results if they are unable to adequately complete the process of informed consent during labor.
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- Title
- The case against cesarean delivery on maternal request in labor
- Creators
- Paul Burcher - Siena CollegeJazmine L Gabriel - Siena CollegeLisa Campo-EngelsteinKevin C Kiley - Siena College
- Publication Details
- Obstetrics and gynecology (New York. 1953), v 122(3), pp 684-687
- Publisher
- Lippincott
- Number of pages
- 4
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000330444300026
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84883235669
- Other Identifier
- 991021929443604721
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