scholarly journals Caesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR): clinical and ethical dilemma

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 3201
Author(s):  
Ankita Mann ◽  
Sumita Mehta ◽  
Anshul Grover
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Ethical Dilemma ◽  
Maternity Care ◽  
Patient Autonomy ◽  
Caesarean Delivery ◽  
Caesarean Section Rate ◽  
Maternal Request ◽  
Research Education ◽  
Bioethical Debate

Now a days, in developing countries like India, one of the most common contributing factor for increasing caesarean section rate is CDMR (Caesarean delivery on maternal request). Incidence of CDMR reached upto 18 percent of total caesarean deliveries worldwide. The issue of CDMR is ongoing bioethical debate which highlights the struggle to balance patient autonomy with duty of obstetrician to uphold the principle of beneficence, non maleficence and justice. Our mission should be to promote safe, effective and satisfying maternity care for all women and their families through research, education, expertise and advocacy.

scholarly journals Frequency of Caesarean Delivery on maternal request in a private teaching hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-143
Author(s):  
Fozia Umber Quraishi ◽  
Saima Jabeen ◽  
Wajiha Alvi
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Teaching Hospital ◽  
Caesarean Delivery ◽  
Caesarean Section Rate ◽  
Normal Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Maternal Request ◽  
Normal Delivery ◽  
Vaginal Deliveries ◽  
Private Teaching

Introduction: Caesarean section rates are increasing worldwide. There are many reasons for this increasing caesarean section rate one of them is increasing requests by women for caesarean section in the absence of medical indications. Most women think that elective caesarean section is safe both for women and babies. Some clinician also considered caesarean section safe. An increasing rate of caesarean section is alarming in developed as well as underdeveloped countries. Objective: To investigate the frequency of caesarean section on maternal request and factors leading to it in a private teaching hospital. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study carried out at Shalamar hospital from 1st May 2018 to 30th April 2019. Women of all ages who were pregnant and were going to have caesarean delivery during the study period at Shalamar hospital. Results: There were 3438 total births during the study period. There were 2380(69%) caesarean section and 1058(31%) were normal vaginal deliveries. Caesarean section rate was 69%. Caesarean sections performed on maternal request were 167(7%) out of 2380 caesarean. Out of these 167 Seventy-two, 43.1% of women were those who already have a previous caesarean section for different non-recurrent indications and now they don’t want the trial of labour and requested for caesarean section. Forty, 24% of women requested for a caesarean section because of fear of labour pains and eighteen, 10.8% were those who had a bad experience of the previous child-birth. Twelve, 7.2% of women had fear of failed vaginal delivery and eight women had fear of trauma to baby and three, 1.8% had fear of perineal trauma during the trial of normal vaginal delivery. Six, 3.6% of women had some social reasons for caesarean section and six, 3.6% had some bad experience of normal delivery of their relatives or friends and two, 1.2% were those who were requesting caesarean section because of their family members preferences. Conclusion: Most of the women requesting for caesarean section were those who had previously trial of labour. We can control the caesarean section rate by proper counselling of pregnant women.

scholarly journals Caesarean delivery rate and indications at a secondary healthcare facility in Ibadan, South Western Nigeria: a five-year review

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 320-6
Author(s):  
Waheed O Ismail ◽  
Ibrahim S Bello ◽  
Samuel A Olowookere ◽  
Azeez O Ibrahim ◽  
Tosin A Agbesanwa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Caesarean Delivery ◽  
Care Setting ◽  
Primary Care Setting ◽  
Caesarean Section Rate ◽  
Healthcare Facility ◽  
Surgical Skill ◽  
Maternal Morbidity And Mortality ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Caesarean Delivery Rate

Background: Caesarean delivery is an essential surgical skill within the primary care setting aimed at reducing maternal morbidity and mortality. Objectives: To determine the rate and indications for caesarean deliveries with a view to improving on the service delivery in the study area. Methods: A retrospective review of all caesarean deliveries over a five-year period, January 1st, 2012 to December 31st, 2016. Results: A total of 2321 deliveries were recorded during the study duration and 481 of them were through caesarean sec- tion (CS) giving a caesarean section rate of 20.4%. The rate was higher in the multigravida 255 (53.1%). The commonest indication for caesarean section was previous caesarean section 131 (27.2%). Emergency caesarean delivery accounted for 278 (57.8%). Only 16 (3.3%) stayed more than five days postoperatively while the rest, 465 (96.7%), stayed less than five days. There was a gradual yearly increase in rate from 12.1% in 2012 to 19.5% in 2016. Conclusion: The rate of CS in this study has shown a gradual yearly increase with emergency CS having a higher percentage. Early diagnosis and referral of high-risk pregnancies from peripheral hospitals could reduce emergency CS among the study population. Keywords: Caesarean section; rate; secondary healthcare; Nigeria.

scholarly journals A Descriptive Analysis of the Indications for Caesarean Section in Lumbini Zonal Hospital, Butwal

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 31-34
Author(s):  
Shreedhar Acharya ◽  
Bhaktabatsal Raut
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Caesarean Delivery ◽  
Caesarean Section Rate ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Fetal Distress ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Medical Sciences ◽  
Cephalopelvic Disproportion ◽  
Case Files ◽  
One Year

AIM: This study was done to find out the incidence and to analyse the various indications for caesarean sections at Lumbini Zonal Hospital.MATERIALS & METHODS: This was a hospital based retrospective study done at Lumbini Zonal Hospital, Butwal. The case files of all the women who had caesarean delivery over the period of one year from 2071/4/1 to 2072/3/32 were reviewed. Various indications of caesarean sections were analysed for the incidence, age, parity, elective vs emergency caesareans.RESULTS: Out of 7589 deliveries, 1316 (17.34%) had caesarean section. Most common indications were previous caesarean 275 (20.89%), non progress of labour 245 (18.61%), cephalopelvic disproportion 222 (16.86%), fetal distress 215 (16.33%), etc. Majority of caesarean 1226 (93.16%) was done in the age group of 20-30yrs, primipara 702 (53.34%), and elective caesarean sections 766 (58.2%).CONCLUSION: Caesarean section rate at Lumbini Zonal Hospital was optimal. Most common indication was repeat caesarean. The overall reduction in caesarean section rate can be met through reduction of elective caesarean with the promotion of trial of labour.Study also concludes that there is a relation between working duration and health problems, and the problems increase as the duration at work increases.Journal of Universal College of Medical Sciences, Vol. 5, No, 2, 2017, Page: 31-34

scholarly journals Are we operating unnecessarily?: caesarean audit in a single unit of a private tertiary care hospital in North India

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 975
Author(s):  
Nidhi Singh ◽  
Manjusha .
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Single Unit ◽  
Financial Burden ◽  
Caesarean Section Rate ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
North India ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Appropriate Use ◽  
Maternal Request

Background: Caesarean section emerged as a lifesaving surgery in situations where vaginal delivery could put the mother and fetus at risk. Over the years global rise in caesarean delivery rate has been alarming and may be attributed to changes in medical practice and societal expectations, especially in urban areas and developing countries. Rising caesarean rate is worrisome as it increases maternal morbidity, exposes the mother to future obstetric risks, besides increasing financial burden on the health care system. Caesarean audits could be an effective tool to analyse, understand and propose solutions to reduce caesarean rates. Hence, this retrospective study was conducted to audit caesarean sections done over a period of 5 years (2011 to 2015) in a single unit of a tertiary care private hospital in North India.Methods: The case records of all caesarean deliveries from January 2011 to December 2015 were analysed retrospectively for demographic profile, clinical parameters and recorded indication of caesarean section on the basis of Robson’s classification.Results: The caesarean section rate in the study was 61.8%. According to Robson’s 10 system classification, Group 2, 5 and 10 were the largest contributors. The commonest indication was previous LSCS (18.7%) followed closely by fetal distress (15.4%) and prolonged labor/failed induction (13.3%). Maternal request contributed 10.6% of the Caesarean deliveries.Conclusions: The caesarean section rate in our study is way higher than the national average. We need to re-duce caesareans in primigravidae and consider VBAC where appropriate. Use of Electronic fetal monitoring during labor needs to be optimized. Appropriate use of oxytocics, proper monitoring and using robust criterion to infer non progress of labor are important. Appropriate counselling and assured pain management during labor may help reduce caesareans on maternal request.

scholarly journals Study of the indications for caesarean sections between 20 and 28 weeks of gestation

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 787
Author(s):  
Sudha R. ◽  
Anjali R.
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Gestational Age ◽  
Caesarean Delivery ◽  
Caesarean Section Rate ◽  
Scientific Information ◽  
Major Change ◽  
Progressive Increase ◽  
Past Century ◽  
Previous Caesarean Section ◽  
The Common

Background: Major change in the practice of obstetrics over the past century is progressive increase in the frequency of caesarean delivery and recent scientific information show improved survival or decreased morbidity for the neonate when caesarean delivery is performed for extreme prematurity. This study was done to determine the caesarean section rate for sections done between 20 and 28 weeks of gestation and to analyze the indications for such sections.Methods: Institutional based retrospective observational study done in the Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Cheluvamba Hospital, MMC&RI, Mysore, Karnataka, India. Caesarean sections done over 5 years from January 1st 2010 till December 31st 2014 are considered for the study. The total number of Caesarean sections done for gestational age between 20 and 28 weeks are noted. The data obtained is analyzed for the indications at the respective gestational ages.Results: Frequency of caesarean section at gestational age between 20 and 28 weeks is seen to be <1%. Out of total 15,906 LSCS cases, 97 (0.6%) patients under went caesarean section between 20 and 28 weeks of gestation. Of the 97 cases, 54 cases (55.67%) were operated at 28 weeks, 17 cases (17.52%) at 26 weeks, 20 cases (20.61%) at 24 weeks, 4 cases (4.12%) at 22 weeks and 2 cases (2.06%) at 20 weeks of gestation. APH in 33 (34.0%), pre-ecclampsia and ecclampsia in 30 (30.9%) cases are found to be the indications for delivery in 61 cases (64.9%). The indications for caesarean sections in 44 (45.3%) cases were previous caesarean section associated with or without pre-ecclampsia and APH as contributory factors.Conclusions: Caesarean section rate for gestational age between 20 and 28 weeks’ gestational age is <1% and there is decreasing trend. Previous caesarean section, APH, ecclampsia and pre-ecclampsia with their complications are the common indications for such sections. The decision to perform first caesarean section and the indication for it is of prime importance.

scholarly journals Changing trends in the indication of caesarean delivery in multigravida- experience from a referral center in Eastern India: a prospective study

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 3367
Author(s):  
Nikhil Sebastian ◽  
Anup Pradhan ◽  
Pesona Grace Lucksom
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Caesarean Delivery ◽  
Clinical Laboratory ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Normal Vaginal Delivery ◽  
Maternal Request ◽  
Intraoperative Complication ◽  
Multiparous Women ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
Pro Forma

Background: Caesarean delivery is one of the commonly performed surgical procedures in obstetrics in today's practice. The objective of this study was to estimate the overall incidence and indications of primary caesarean delivery among multiparous women and to study the immediate maternal and perinatal outcome.Methods: It was a prospective observational study done in Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Science, Sikkim, India. It included all pregnant women after 28 weeks of gestation who had normal vaginal delivery in previous pregnancy but underwent caesarean delivery during current pregnancy (n=120) from January 2016 to December 2016. Authors collected data using a pro forma. Relevant history including demographic details, relevant clinical, laboratory and radiological examination, indication for caesarean delivery, details of delivery and neonate, and duration of hospital stay were noted. Data was described using descriptive data like mean and percentages.Results: Out of 1646 deliveries conducted, 49% were by caesarean section. It included 7.29% primary caesarean delivery in multigravida.  Majority of women (27%) were in the age group 25-29. Maternal request was the commonest indication for caesarean delivery (21.66%). Atonic PPH was the commonest intraoperative complication (2.5%). Surgical site infection was the commonest post-operative morbidity (3.33%). There were 51 perinatal morbidity and 2 perinatal mortality. There was no maternal mortality.Conclusions: Caesarean section rates in this study was higher than WHO recommendation (15% versus 49.69%). This shift in trend can be attributed to higher number of maternal request for caesarean delivery which can be avoided by good analgesic facility and good counselling.

scholarly journals A cross-sectional study on factors influencing caesarean section rates in a tertiary care hospital, Jhansi (Uttar Pradesh)

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (9) ◽  
pp. 4404
Author(s):  
Swati Singh ◽  
Anil Kumar Malhotra
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Caesarean Delivery ◽  
Caesarean Section Rate ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Care Facilities ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Maternal Risk

Background: Worldwide rise in caesarean delivery (CD) rates during the last three decades has been a cause of alarm. The rates of such delivery have increased dramatically in recent years from 12% in 1990 to 24% in 2008. Tertiary care centers have high caesarean section rates but areas where health care facilities are not available may have maternal deaths due to lack of C-section facilities. The present study was conducted to determine the prevalence of caesarean section, to assess the association between caesarean section with socio-demographic determinants and maternal risk factors.Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted during January 2016 to April 2016. A total of 288 pregnant females admitted in obstetric ward of medical college Jhansi formed the study population, a simple random sampling technique was adopted for the study. A study tool was pre-designed and pre-tested interview schedule. The data collected was entered in MS excel and analyzed using SPSS 24 version.Results: The study showed that 73 (25.34%) of our study participants have delivered by caesarean section. Caesarean section was significantly associated with literacy, place of residence, education status, socio-economic status and occupation of the husband. Caesarean section was significantly associated with maternal risk factors like obesity, pregnancy induced hypertension, gestational diabetes mellitus and polyhydromnios.Conclusions: Present study found a high caesarean section rate as compared to the WHO standard. Utilization of antenatal care, better doctor patient communication, doctor’s commitment to reduce the rate of LSCS, may help to reduce the increasing rate of caesarean delivery.

scholarly journals Analysis of caesarean delivery using Robson ten group classification system at a tertiary care teaching institute in Kerala, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 1990
Author(s):  
Heera Shenoy T. ◽  
Sheela T. Shenoy ◽  
Anaswara T. ◽  
Remash K.
Keyword(s):  
Caesarean Section ◽  
Classification System ◽  
Caesarean Delivery ◽  
Caesarean Section Rate ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Group Classification ◽  
College Hospital ◽  
Robson Classification ◽  
Group 5 ◽  
Group 2

Background: Globally, the caesarean delivery rate is rising continuously, making caesarean one of the most common surgical procedures. The Robson classification, appreciated by WHO in 2014 and FIGO in 2016 is widely accepted, risk-based, ten-group classification system (TGCS) developed specifically to assess caesarean section rates. The aim of this study was to know the rate of Caesarean section in present hospital, to analyse the Caesarean sections based on Robson’s classification and to determine the contribution and significance of each group on the overall number of Caesarean sections.Methods: All women, who gave birth by Caesarean deliveries done over a period of 1 year (January 2018-December 2018) in Travancore Medical College Hospital in South Kerala India.Results: Group 5 (previous LSCS, single, cephalic >37 weeks) made the greatest contribution to the Caesarean section rate (27.24%). The second highest contributor was Group 2 (Nulliparous, singleton, cephalic, >37 weeks induced labour or caesarean section before labour followed by Group 10 (all single cephalic <36 weeks including previous CS) 18.78%.Conclusions: Limiting the CS rate in low-risk pregnancies is key to lowering the trend of increased CS. If TGCS is used uniformly, CS rates can be compared over time and between units, both nationally and internationally.

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