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Article: PANEL FINDS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO RECOMMEND FOR OR AGAINST MATERNAL-REQUEST CAESAREAN DELIVERY
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- March 29, 2006
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The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' National Institutes of Health issued the following press release:
An independent panel convened by the National Institutes of Health announced today that the available information comparing the risks and benefits of Caesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR) versus planned vaginal birth do not provide the basis for a recommendation in either direction.
The panel defined CDMR as a Caesarean delivery for a pregnancy with a single baby at the mother's request when she has no established medical indication for the procedure. CDMR is a subset of elective Caesarean delivery, and distinct from both emergency Caesarean delivery and Caesarean ...