Go back to President Hoover and his reverence for free enterprise, careful avoidance of government intervention, and reliance on voluntary discipline.
Avoidance of 'unnecessary intervention' was also important for some.
The small proportion of current prednisone users reflects our previously reported increasing avoidance of this intervention [ 24].
The primary unit group identified several factors, including 'closeness to home'easease of access', the 'atmosphere' of the unit and avoidance of 'unnecessary intervention' as important.
As clinical relevant cut-off values "pocket closure" for PD ≤ 3mm and "avoidance of surgical intervention" for PD ≤ 5 mm were determined.
Women in our study justified their preference to home delivery by, among other reasons, traditional customs, grandmother's advice, husband's interest, fear of doctors, avoidance of surgical intervention, and contracting the delivery over a short time.
The two groups value different factors, with the tertiary hospital group citing the desire to have specialist facilities available 'just in case' as the primary factor, and the primary unit group identifying several factors, including closeness to home, ease of access, the atmosphere or feel of the unit and avoidance of 'unnecessary intervention'.
Avoidance of co-interventions - We assessed whether co-interventions were avoided or similar between comparison groups.
However, data calculation failed to show a benefit regarding the possible avoidance of surgical interventions.
However, based on the currently available data a potential benefit in terms of the possible avoidance of surgical interventions could not be delineated.
