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WHO Statement on caesarean section rates [PDF]

BJOG: an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 2016
In 1985 when a group of experts convened by the World Health Organization in Fortaleza, Brazil, met to discuss the appropriate technology for birth, they echoed what at that moment was considered an unjustified and remarkable increase of caesarean ...
Betran, AP, Guelmezoglu, AM, Temmerman, Marleen, Torloni, MR, WHO Working group Caesarean Section, for the, Zhang, JJ   +5 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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Maternal and Fetal Outcome in Emergency versus Elective Caesarean Section

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2020
Background: Caesarean section is one of the most performed surgical procedures all over the world. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality as compared to vaginal delivery.
Naveen Darnal, Ganesh Dangal
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Caesarean section and risk of unexplained stillbirth in subsequent pregnancy [PDF]

Lancet, The, 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, Ananth, Campbell, Castro, Cnattingius, Cole, Cole, Feldman, Gordon CS Smith, Grambsch, Hannah, Hemminki, Hosmer, Jensen, Jill P Pell, Kendrick, Kingdom, Lees, Lieberman, Lydon-Rochelle, Lydon-Rochelle, Macara, Mailer, McIlwaine, McLoone, Moore, Morrison, Parrish, Pocock, Porreco, Rasmussen, Richard Bobbie, Smith, Smith, Soper, Thorpe-Beeston, Yudkin   +36 more
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Maternal and perinatal mortality and complications associated with caesarean section in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Lancet, The, 2019
BACKGROUND Universal and timely access to a caesarean section is a key requirement for safe childbirth. We identified the burden of maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity, and the risk factors following caesarean sections in low-income and middle-
Soha Sobhy, David Arroyo-Manzano, N. Murugesu, Gayathri Karthikeyan, Vinoth Kumar, Inderjeet Kaur, Evita Fernandez, S. Gundabattula, A. Betrán, K. Khan, J. Zamora, S. Thangaratinam   +11 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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Relaxation of the one child policy and trends in caesarean section rates and birth outcomes in China between 2012 and 2016: observational study of nearly seven million health facility births. [PDF]

British medical journal, 2018
OBJECTIVE: To examine how the relaxation of the one child policy and policies to reduce caesarean section rates might have affected trends over time in caesarean section rates and perinatal and pregnancy related mortality in China.
Dai, Li, Deng, Changfei, Deng, Kui, Guo, Sufang, Huang, Xiaona, Kang, Leni, Li, Mingrong, Li, Qi, Li, Xiaohong, Liang, Juan, Liu, Zheng, Mu, Yi, Ronsmans, Carine, Scherpbier, Robert W, Tang, Wen, Wang, Yanping, Zhu, Jun   +16 more
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Non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean section targeted at organisations, facilities and systems: Systematic review of qualitative studies [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2018
Objective When medically indicated, caesarean section can prevent deaths and other serious complications in mothers and babies. Lack of access to caesarean section may result in increased maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity.
Betran, Ana Pilar, Downe, Soo, Kingdon, Carol   +2 more
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Does attendance of a prenatal education course reduce rates of caesarean section on maternal request? A questionnaire study in a tertiary women hospital in Shanghai, China

BMJ Open, 2019
ObjectiveCaesarean section rates have significantly increased worldwide. China has a caesarean rate of 46%, with a moderate contribution of caesarean section on maternal request.
Qi Chen, Yifei Gao, Yunhui Tang, Mancy Tong   +3 more
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Maternal factors for requesting planned caesarean section in western Rajasthan [PDF]

New Indian Journal of OBGYN, 2022
Background: Pregnant women who request a caesarean section in the absence of obstetric indication are increasing in number. Objectives: The objective of this study is to analyse the responsible factor for maternal requests for a planned or elective ...
Kamala Verma , Girish Chandra Baniya
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