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Women’s preferences and mode of delivery in public and private hospitals: a prospective cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Background Rates of caesarean section have steadily increased in most middle- and high-income countries over the last few decades without medical justification.
Althabe, Fernando   +11 more
core   +3 more sources

Caesarean section for non-medical reasons at term [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Background: Caesarean section rates are progressively rising in many parts of the world. One suggested reason is increasing requests by women for caesarean section in the absence of clear medical indications, such as placenta praevia, HIV infection ...
Bewley   +52 more
core   +1 more source

Classifying caesarean section to understand rising rates among Palestinian refugees: results from 290,047 electronic medical records across five settings

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Rising caesarean-section rates worldwide are driven by non-medically indicated caesarean-sections. A systematic review concluded that the ten-group classification system (Robson) is the most appropriate for assessing drivers of caesarean ...
Zeina Jamaluddine   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Caesarean section and risk of unexplained stillbirth in subsequent pregnancy [PDF]

open access: yes, 2003
Background Caesarean section is associated with an increased risk of disorders of placentation in subsequent pregnancies, but effects on the rate of antepartum stillbirth are unknown.
Alfirevic   +36 more
core   +1 more source

Pattern of knowledge and attitude of women in reproductive age group about Caesarean Section in Basrah city [PDF]

open access: yesThe Medical Journal of Basrah University, 2018
Background: Caesarean section is increasing as a means of delivery. A decision on this choice need to be joint among doctors, women and others. An appropriate decision will be facilitated with good knowledge of women about this operation. Objectives: To
Rasha A. Al-Timari
doaj   +1 more source

Use of the Robson classification to assess caesarean section trends in 21 countries: a secondary analysis of two WHO multicountry surveys

open access: yesThe Lancet Global Health, 2015
Background: Rates of caesarean section surgery are rising worldwide, but the determinants of this increase, especially in low-income and middle-income countries, are controversial. In this study, we aimed to analyse the contribution of specific obstetric
Dr. Joshua P Vogel, MBBS   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Did the strategy of skilled attendance at birth reach the poor in Indonesia? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Objective To assess whether the strategy of “a midwife in every village” in Indonesia achieved its aim of increasing professional delivery care for the poorest women.
Achadi, Endang   +5 more
core   +3 more sources

Vaginal delivery after caesarean section and its associated factors in Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

open access: yesHeliyon, 2021
Background: Vaginal birth after caesarean section is appropriate for a majority of women who have had a single prior lower segment caesarean section. However, little is known about vaginal birth after caesarean section in Ethiopia. Thus, this study aimed
Yeabsira Girma   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Kesenjangan Sosio-Ekonomi dan Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Persalinan Seksio Sesarea di Indonesia [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Cesarean section rates in Indonesia increase almost double in the past five years, from 6.8% (2007) to 12.3% (2012). Very high cesarean section rates associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes.
Maisya, I. B. (Iram)   +1 more
core   +2 more sources

Clinical interventions that increase the uptake and success of vaginal birth after caesarean section: A systematic review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Aim. The aim of this study was to review clinical interventions that increase the uptake and/or the success rates of vaginal birth after caesarean section. Background. Repeat caesarean section is the main reason for the increase in surgical births.
Catling-Paull, C   +4 more
core   +1 more source

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