Caesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR) is a medically unnecessary caesarean section, where the conduct of a childbirth via a caesarean section (CS, or c-section) is requested by the pregnant patient. While it is a form of an elective caesarean section, the absence of a medical indication is its distinguishing mark.
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