| Elective induction, selective deduction, and cesarean section. | |
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PMID: 20887542 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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A recent systematic review found no "good quality evidence" that elective induction of labor confers substantial benefits to either mothers or babies, but concluded that elective induction is associated with a decreased risk of "cesarean delivery." Admittedly, elective induction was qualified as "at 41 weeks of gestation and beyond" with 42 weeks being proclaimed as the cutoff point between "elective" and "medically indicated." Major predictors of the success of any induction and the subsequent mode of delivery, such as parity and cervical status, were not taken into account. Crucial boundaries between what is elective and what is selective, what is medically indicated and what is not, and what is maternal request or persuasive coercion, remain as vague as ever. |
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Authors:
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Marc J N C Keirse |
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Type: Comment; Journal Article |
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Title: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) Volume: 37 ISSN: 1523-536X ISO Abbreviation: Birth Publication Date: 2010 Sep |
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Created Date: 2010-10-04 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8302042 Medline TA: Birth Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 252-6 Citation Subset: - |
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Flinders University, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. |
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Ann Intern Med. 2009 Aug 18;151(4):252-63, W53-63
[PMID:
19687492
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