In this article, we use the principlist approach to identify, analyse and attempt to solve the ethical problem raised by a pregnant woman's request for cesarean delivery in absence of medical indications. We use two different types of premises: factual (facts about cesarean delivery and specifically attitudes of obstetricians as derived from the EUROBS European study) and value premises (princi...

BACKGROUND Contrary to the widely reported aversion to cesarean section in the West African subregion, maternal demand for cesarean section (MDCS) seems to be on the increase, and there is little evidence to explain this trend. The purpose of this study was to determine the perception and attitudes of Nigerian antenatal clients towards MDCS, their willingness to request MDCS, and the relationsh...

BACKGROUND Cesarean delivery has increased significantly during the last decades. This study aimed to investigate the association between planned mode of delivery and method of feeding. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS A cohort was created retrospectively using data from a population-based maternal and child health surveillance system, which covers 27 study sites in China from 1993 to 2006. The...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to establish whether Lithuanian women would request an elective cesarean section in a low-risk pregnancy and to compare how the women's opinion changed during the 5-year period. MATERIAL AND METHODS A study was conducted at the Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences from November 1 to December 31, 2006, and from January 1 to Feb...

Background: Caesarean section has become increasingly the common method of delivery. From 1980 to 2001 the rate in UK has increased from 9% to 21% of all births. The aim of the study was to find out the outcome of delivery in women with previous cesarean section, the mode of delivery, maternal and fetal outcome of labour and various factors which influence the mode of delivery. Methods: 150 wom...

impact of hospital deductions imposed by the social security insurance on patient’s teaching hospitals of kashan karami m* , safdari r , moini m received: 22 april, 2010 accepted: 27 july, 2010 abstract background & aims: deductions not only waste a large amount of hospitals revenue and reduce hospital finance but also result in financial burden on patients through increasing out of pocket expe...

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Program(s) of Interest Animal & Poultry Science [1] Applied Nutrition [2] Art History & Visual Culture [3] Bioinformatics [4] Biomedical Sciences [5] Biophysics [6] Business Administration [7] Capacity Development & Extension [8] Chemistry [9] Clinical Studies [10] Computational Science [11] Computer Science [11] Creative Writing [12] Criminology & Criminal Justice Policy [13] Economics [14] En...

Program(s) of Interest Accounting [1] Animal & Biosciences [2] Applied Nutrition [3] Art History & Visual Culture [4] Bioinformatics [5] Biomedical Sciences [6] Biophysics [7] Biotechnology [8] Business Administration [9] Capacity Development & Extension [10] Chemistry [11] Clinical Studies [12] Computational Science [13] Computer Science [13] Creative Writing [14] Criminology & Criminal Justic...