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ORLANDO -- Hospital teaching staff was more likely to adhere to American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' guidelines for scheduling cesarean deliveries than were physicians in private practice, according to a retrospective chart review, Dr. M. Ryan Laye said at the annual meeting of the South Atlantic Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
However, this nonadherence did not result in an increase in adverse neonatal outcomes, said Dr. Laye, who was at Greenville (S.C.) Memorial Hospital when the study was conducted.
Of the 296 patients being delivered by scheduled cesarean section for elective indications at the hospital, 222 (75%) were delivered in accordance with the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists' recommendations for timing of elective delivery. Of those not ...
Source: HighBeam Research, Private ob.gyns. less adherent to C-section...