Pelvic Floor Consequences of Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request in Women with a Single Birth: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis
Xu X, Ivy JS, Patel DA, Patel SN, Smith DG, Ransom SB, Fenner D, DeLancey JO. Pelvic Floor Consequences of Cesarean Delivery on Maternal Request in Women with a Single Birth: A Cost-effectiveness Analysis. Journal Of Women's Health 2010, 19: 147-160. PMID: 20088671, PMCID: PMC2828240, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAlgorithmsCesarean SectionCost-Benefit AnalysisDecision Support TechniquesDelivery, ObstetricElective Surgical ProceduresFecal IncontinenceFemaleGravidityHumansMonte Carlo MethodPelvic FloorPelvic Organ ProlapsePregnancyPregnancy OutcomeQuality of LifeQuality-Adjusted Life YearsTrial of LaborUrinary IncontinenceConceptsPelvic floor disordersTrial of laborObstetric indicationsCost-effectiveness analysisCesarean deliveryPrimigravid womenMaternal requestQuality of lifeSingle childbirthMaternal morbidityNeonatal outcomesPerinatal morbidityEmergency hysterectomyLifelong managementMean costSocietal perspectiveSingle birthsWomenCDMRMorbidityMortalityChildbirthIndicationsDeliveryPotential benefits