Currently, there is no consensus on how to determine the optimal dose of intrathecal bupivacaine for an individual undergoing an elective cesarean section. In this study, we developed a regression equation between intrathecal 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine volume and abdominal girth and vertebral column length, to determine a suitable block level (T5) for elective cesarean section patients.In phas...

OBJECTIVE To identify socio-demographic factors, characteristics and pregnancy complications associated with elective cesarean section. METHODS Cross-sectional study. A total of 1,295 births in the first semester of 2012 in Botucatu, São Paulo, Brazil, were evaluated in a large epidemiological study of maternal and child morbidity and mortality. This article compares women who had normal birt...

Cesarean delivery on maternal request is defined as a prelabor cesarean delivery on maternal request in the absence of any maternal or fetal indications. There are many reasons underlying why women may desire this type of delivery versus planned vaginal delivery: anxiety over the birthing process, concern for perineal trauma during vaginal delivery, potential for urinary incontinence or pelvic ...

Elective cesarean section at patient request is becoming common place. Women are requesting the intervention for preservation of the pelvic floor, but there is conflicting evidence to suggest that this mode of delivery has such benefits. The risks vs. benefits of both vaginal delivery and cesarean section need to be well understood before deciding on a surgical delivery. This review outlines th...

OBJECTIVE Treatment of fetal macrosomia presents challenges to practitioners because a potential outcome of shoulder dystocia with permanent brachial plexus injury is costly both to families and to society. Practitioner options include labor induction, elective cesarean delivery, or expectant treatment. We performed a cost-effective analysis to evaluate the treatment strategies that were prefer...

OBJECTIVE To determine the clinical relevance of routine hemoglobin testing following an elective Cesarean section. METHODS The charts of all women who underwent elective Cesarean section at a public teaching hospital during 2001 were reviewed for pre- and postoperative hemoglobin values, demographic data, indication for surgery and need for blood transfusion. RESULTS The study group includ...

O R IG IN A L A R T IC L E Eddie Fernando Candido Murta Guilherme Carvalho Freire Daniel Capucci Fabri Renato Humberto Fabri Could elective cesarean sections infl uence the birth weight of full-term infants? Discipline of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Universidade Federal do Triângulo Mineiro (UFTM), Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil INTRODUCTION Increasing cesarean section rates are a worldwide pheno...

3. In maternal morbidity and mortality, comparing the elective cesarean section with planned vaginal delivery, it can be said that: a. There is a significant increase in maternal mortality with vaginal delivery. b. There is a significant increase in maternal morbidity with cesarean delivery. c. There is a reduction of maternal morbidity and mortality with cesarean delivery. d. Results are contr...

243 Received February 5, 2014; revised and accepted July 2, 2014. Published online July 3