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Article | Economic Aspect of Cesarean and Normal Delivery
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1Compare and contrast the cost & benefit of ‘Cesarean section’ with ‘Normal Delivery’.NameSubmitted toDate
2Table of ContentsAbstract............................................................................................................................................3Introduction......................................................................................................................................3Maternal and Neonatal Benefits of Vaginal Delivery..................................................................3Maternal and Neonatal Benefits of Caesarean Delivery..............................................................4Maternal and Neonatal Risks of Vaginal Birth............................................................................4Maternal and Neonatal Risks of Caesarean Birth........................................................................5References........................................................................................................................................8
3AbstractWorldwide with the increase in caesarean section rates, the questions regarding the economic implications of the alternative modes of delivery and caesarean section. The article aims towards reviewing the economic aspects and benefits of the caesarean section and normal modes of delivery. The paper analyses their cost and benefits along providing evidences for labour cost and delivery. A positive and negative perception regarding these types of delivery including the absence of pain while undergoing the caesarean section, easier recovery in vaginal birth, dissatisfaction with the medical care being received have been discussed in the study. IntroductionThe birth of a child is seen to be one of the most important event in the lives of women and is marked by the transformation of the woman to that of being a mother. With the development in science and technology, various improvements have been seen in cases of child birth which wereassociated with high risk which were resultant of the lower neonatal and maternal morbid mortality. But when these practices are applied in the low-risk childbirth, the use of advanced technology might result in the feelings of insecurity, fear, anxiety etc. resulting in the various difficulties especially during the evolution of the child birth processes. Various studies have beenperformed on the comparing the vaginal and caesarean delivery. Also most of the women of lowsocioeconomic status prefer VBAC which might be
4accounted for in part by cost consideration. Cost is an important factor in our region where majority of the hospitals operate the policy of pay-as-you-go for health care services. The preference for CS among women of high socioeconomic class has earlier been reported in Turkey (Buyukbayrak et al., 2010) and Australia (Roberts et al., 2012).Also most of the women of lowsocioeconomic status prefer VBAC which might be accounted for in part by cost consideration. Cost is an
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