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Prevalence and factors associated with severe anaemia post-caesarean section at a tertiary Hospital in Southwestern Uganda

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021
Background Severe anaemia after caesarean section adversely affects the woman and the new-born. While prenatal anaemia is extensively studied, the literature on post-caesarean section anaemia is limited and characteristics of women at the highest risk of
Sylvie Atosa Sivahikyako, Asiphas Owaraganise, Leevan Tibaijuka, David Collins Agaba, Musa Kayondo, Joseph Ngonzi, Julius Mugisha, Hamson Kanyesigye   +7 more
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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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Profile of Caesarean Section at Kathmandu Medical College

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2017
Background: There is a world-wide rise in caesarean section rateduring the last three decades and has been a cause of alarm and needs an in-depth study. The objective of this study was to determine the rate and clinical indications of Caesarean Section.
Apurwa Prasad, Garima Bhandari, Rachana Saha   +2 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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Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy due to Biallelic Pathogenic Variants in PIGM

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective PIGM encodes a critical enzyme in the glycosylphosphatidylinositol (GPI)‐anchor biosynthesis pathway. While promoter‐region mutations in PIGM have been associated with a relatively mild phenotype characterized by portal vein thrombosis and absence seizures, recent evidence suggests that coding‐region mutations result in a more severe
Júlia Sala‐Coromina, Anna Marcé‐Grau, Barbara Masotto, Marta Codina, Lamia BenJemaa, Yasmina Elaribi, Mónica Martinez‐Gallo, Roger Colobran, Angel Sanchez‐Montañez, Irene Valenzuela, Yoshiko Murakami, Alfons Macaya   +11 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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