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Prevalence, indications, and outcomes of caesarean section deliveries in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2020
Background Caesarean section rates have increased worldwide in recent decades. Caesarean section is an essential maternal healthcare service. However, it has both maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes.
Getnet Gedefaw, Asmamaw Demis, Birhan Alemnew, Adam Wondmieneh, Addisu Getie, Fikadu Waltengus   +5 more
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Use of the Robson classification to assess caesarean section trends in 21 countries: a secondary analysis of two WHO multicountry surveys

The 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, Ana Pilar Betrán, PhD, Nadia Vindevoghel, MD, João Paulo Souza, PhD, Maria Regina Torloni, PhD, Prof. Jun Zhang, PhD, Özge Tunçalp, PhD, Rintaro Mori, MD, Naho Morisaki, PhD, Eduardo Ortiz-Panozo, MD, Bernardo Hernandez, DSc, Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas, DrSc, Zahida Qureshi, MD, A Metin Gülmezoglu, PhD, Marleen Temmerman, PhD   +14 more
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Classifying caesarean section to understand rising rates among Palestinian refugees: results from 290,047 electronic medical records across five settings

BMC 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, Gloria Paolucci, Ghada Ballout, Hussam Al-Fudoli, Louise T. Day, Akihiro Seita, Oona M. R. Campbell   +6 more
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Pattern of knowledge and attitude of women in reproductive age group about Caesarean Section in Basrah city [PDF]

The 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
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Profile of Caesarean Section in Mid-Western Regional Hospital in Nepal

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2018
Background: Rising rate of caesarean section since few decades has been a global public health issue.This study is aimed to determine the rate of caesarean section plus examine the indications and complications of caesarean section.
Keshar Bahadur Dhakal, Sulochana Dhakal, Saroj Bhandari   +2 more
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Vaginal delivery after caesarean section and its associated factors in Mizan Tepi University Teaching Hospital, Southwest Ethiopia

Heliyon, 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, Zerihun Menlkalew, Alemnew Destaw   +2 more
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Factors associated with the very high caesarean section rate in urban areas of Vietnam

PLoS ONE, 2022
Background Caesarean section and associated factors require detailed investigation globally. This study aims to determine the rate and associated factors of caesarean deliveries in urban areas of Vietnam.
Hoang Thi Nam Giang, Do Thi Thuy Duy, Le Tho Minh Hieu, Nguyen Lam Vuong, Nguyen Thi Tu Ngoc, Mai Thi Phuong, Nguyen Tien Huy   +6 more
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Caesarean section in a primary health facility in Ghana: Clinical indications and feto-maternal outcomes

Journal of Public Health in Africa, 2017
There is great concern about the increasing rise in the rate of caesarean section in both developed and developing countries. This study was to ascertain the prevalence and compare outcomes of elective and emergency caesarean sections among women who ...
James Prah, Andreas Kudom, Alex Afrifa, Mohammed Abdulai, Ignatius Sirikyi, Emmanuel Abu   +5 more
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Perimortem caesarean section

Nigerian Journal of Medicine, 2022
Maternal cardiopulmonary arrest is a very rare event whose prognosis might depend on the response to the event. We present the case of an unbooked G5P4 who had an arrest following two eclamptic fits. She had an on-site perimortem cesarean section and was
Olufemi Augustine Solaja, Akintunde Olusegun Fehintola, Adedapo Omowonuola Adetoye   +2 more
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Exploring the impact of indication on variation in rates of intrapartum caesarean section in six Palestinian hospitals: a prospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Caesarean section rates are rising globally. No specific caesarian section rate at either country-level or hospital-level was recommended. In Palestinian government hospitals, nearly one-fourth of all births were caesarean sections, ranging ...
Mohammed W. Zimmo, Katariina Laine, Sahar Hassan, Bettina Bottcher, Erik Fosse, Hadil Ali-Masri, Khaled Zimmo, Ragnhild Sørum Falk, Marit Lieng, Ase Vikanes   +9 more
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