Sentence examples for request for elective from inspiring English sources

Although fear of childbirth had a strong impact on a mother's request for elective caesarean section, other factors determined whether a caesarean section was performed.

Another study of the same authors about maternal request for elective caesarean section reported a better birth experience for these women compared to women planning a vaginal birth (p < 0.001) [ 30].

The surgical suite capacity is dedicated to elective cases that are to be planned in advance; there are N requests for elective surgery.

Finally, an increase in maternal requests for elective CS delivery has also been reported [ 9].

The advantages and disadvantages of planned CS versus planned vaginal delivery has also been debated in north America in response to a growing number of requests for elective CS [ 10].

Fear of childbirth has been associated with requests for elective caesarean deliveries [ 14, 16, 18- 22] 22] and emergency caesarean section, after controlling for obstetrical complications and history of previous caesarean sections [ 21] but nulliparous and multiparous women have reported differences in childbirth fear [ 18, 29].

They were asked to what extent they were willing to accept a request for an elective caesarean section, without evident medical reason.

Difficult labor (35.9%), fetal distress (21.9%) and breech presentation (11.6%) were the most frequent indications of emergency CS, while previous CS (54.3%), breech presentation (20.4%) and maternal request (10.1%) ranked first for elective CS.

On this premise, deactivation of a permanent medical device in a life-terminating act, upon an elective request for death, is considered a patient's right.

We have argued elsewhere that it is physician-assisted death to administer medication for the purpose of inducing continuous deep sedation to fulfill an elective request for death because of psychological, social, and existential distress [ 7].

Other commentators reject the argument that acceding to an elective request for death by discontinuing destination therapy is 'allowing a patient to die' because of serious flaws in interpreting the intention, causation, and moral responsibility of the ensuing death.