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Area of Science:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Medical Ethics
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Background:

  • Maternal request for Cesarean section (CS) without medical indication presents ethical challenges.
  • Healthcare providers must weigh risks and benefits of elective CS versus vaginal delivery.
  • Patient autonomy is a key consideration, alongside beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the ethical considerations and risk-benefit analysis for healthcare providers facing maternal requests for elective Cesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR).
  • To emphasize the importance of comprehensive patient counseling regarding the implications of CDMR.
  • To outline potential management strategies for physicians when a patient insists on CDMR.

Main Methods:

  • Review of ethical principles and clinical considerations relevant to elective Cesarean delivery.
  • Discussion of the comparative risks and benefits of elective CS versus vaginal birth.
  • Exploration of management options for healthcare providers faced with persistent patient requests.

Main Results:

  • No specific studies quantify maternal and neonatal risks for CDMR; data from pre-labor CS are often used as surrogates.
  • Appropriate counseling is essential to ensure informed decision-making by the patient.
  • Physicians must consider ethical principles alongside patient autonomy.

Conclusions:

  • Managing elective Cesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR) necessitates a thorough understanding of risks, benefits, and ethical principles.
  • Informed patient counseling is paramount.
  • Physicians have two primary options: perform the CS after 39+0 weeks gestation or refer for a second opinion if disagreeing with the request.