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Women with prior cesarean delivery, multiple gestation, preterm or post\u2010term delivery, and cesarean delivery for medical indications were excluded. Propensity score weighting was used within an intent\u2010to\u2010treat framework. Maternal outcomes included postpartum hemorrhage, prolonged hospitalization (postpartum stay exceeding 4\u2009days), gynecological surgical re\u2010intervention, and venous thromboembolism. Neonatal outcomes included intensive care unit admission and respiratory morbidity.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Of 146\u2009955 deliveries over the study period, 74\u2009717 met the inclusion criteria, of whom 904 (1.2%) underwent CDMR, accounting for 7.2% of all cesarean deliveries. CDMR rates increased significantly from 1.1% in 2013 to 2.5% in 2022 (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Independent predictors of CDMR included nulliparity (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 3.33), smoking (aOR 2.46), fertility treatment (aOR 1.67), and advancing maternal age (aOR 1.19 per year). Compared with planned vaginal delivery, CDMR was associated with lower risk of postpartum hemorrhage (adjusted relative risk 0.40, 95% CI 0.22\u20130.72,\n                      <jats:italic>P\u2009=<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u20090.002) but higher risk of prolonged hospitalization (adjusted relative risk 1.36, 95% CI 1.12\u20131.65,\n                      <jats:italic>P\u2009=<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u20090.002). Among women planning vaginal delivery, 7.6% required intrapartum cesarean, associated with the highest rates of prolonged hospitalization (16.3%) and neonatal intensive care unit admission (2.0%).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Cesarean delivery on maternal request is an increasingly common practice with comparable short\u2010term maternal and neonatal outcomes to vaginal delivery when appropriately selected and timed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ijgo.71313","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,24]],"date-time":"2026-08-24T05:41:40Z","timestamp":1787550100000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Cesarean delivery on maternal request: Trends, predictors, and short\u2010term outcomes using propensity score analysis"],"prefix":"10.1002","author":[{"given":"Ayelet","family":"Dangot","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Lis Hospital for Women's Health Tel Aviv Sourasky University Medical Center, Affiliated to the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University  Tel Aviv Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Danna","family":"Englender","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lis Hospital for Women's Health Tel Aviv Sourasky University Medical Center, Affiliated to the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University  Tel Aviv Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Liat","family":"Zakar","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lis Hospital for Women's Health Tel Aviv Sourasky University Medical Center, Affiliated to the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University  Tel Aviv Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anat","family":"Lavie","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lis Hospital for Women's Health Tel Aviv Sourasky University Medical Center, Affiliated to the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University  Tel Aviv Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yariv","family":"Yogev","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lis Hospital for Women's Health Tel Aviv Sourasky University Medical Center, Affiliated to the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University  Tel Aviv Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0008-3096-4579","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Omri","family":"Dominsky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lis Hospital for Women's Health Tel Aviv Sourasky University Medical Center, Affiliated to the Gray Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, Tel Aviv University  Tel Aviv Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,23]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_2_11_2_1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjgh-2021-005671"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_11_3_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"5","DOI":"10.1515\/jpm-2012-0049","article-title":"To \u2018C\u2019 or not to \u2018C\u2019? 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