Elective delivery

An elective delivery is a delivery performed for a nonmedical reason. Some nonmedical reasons include wanting to schedule the birth of the baby on a specific date, living far away from the hospital, or discomfort in the last weeks of pregnancy. [Read more about elective deliveries](https://www1.nichd.nih.gov/ncmhep/initiatives/is-it-worth-it/pages/moms.aspx). [External Link icon](https://www.medicare.gov/sharedresources/shared/pages/external-link-disclaimer.aspx)