Determinants of caesarean section delivery: a nationwide study in Indonesia [PDF]
Background The number of caesarean section deliveries among mothers in Indonesia has increased every year. Aim This study was conducted to identify the prevalence and determinants of caesarean section in Indonesia.
Najla A Barnawi, - +6 more
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Factors influencing rising caesarean section rates in China between 1988 and 2008. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To identify factors driving the rapid increase in caesarean section in China between 1988 and 2008. METHODS: Data from four national cross-sectional surveys (1993, 1998, 2003 and 2008) and modified Poisson regression were used to determine ...
Guo, Yan +7 more
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Caesarean section and risk of unexplained stillbirth in subsequent pregnancy [PDF]
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.
Smith, G. +6 more
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Caesarean Section for Placenta Previa: A Retrospective Cohort Study of Anaesthesia Techniques [PDF]
Objective: Placenta previa is associated with maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. This study aims to add to the limited literature from the developing world on the association of different anaesthetic techniques with blood loss, the need for ...
Samina Ismail +3 more
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Evaluating the ‘Focus on Normal Birth and Reducing Caesarean section Rates Rapid Improvement Programme’: A mixed method study in England [PDF]
Background Caesarean section plays an important role in ensuring safety of mother and infant but rising rates are not accompanied by measurable improvements in maternal or neonatal mortality or morbidity.
Marshall, Joyce +3 more
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Rates, indications, and outcomes of caesarean section deliveries: A comparison of tribal and non-tribal women in Gujarat, India. [PDF]
Even though the caesarean section is an essential component of comprehensive obstetric and newborn care for reducing maternal and neonatal mortality, there is a lack of data regarding caesarean section rates, its determinants and health outcomes among ...
Gayatri Desai +7 more
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Birth after emergency caesarean section: Women’s perspectives on the factors influencing their decision making [PDF]
The study explored the decisions women made in relation to mode of birth following a previous emergency lower segment caesarean section (emLSCS), particularly focusing on what different factors influenced women to choose a particular mode of birth and ...
Hughes, Laura Jane
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The timing of elective caesarean delivery between 2000 and 2009 in England. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: In 2004, the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommended that an elective caesarean section for an uncomplicated pregnancy should not be carried out before 39 completed weeks due to increased risk of respiratory morbidity in
Onwere, Chidimma +21 more
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Planned vaginal birth or elective repeat caesarean: patient preference restricted cohort with nested randomised trial [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Uncertainty exists about benefits and harms of a planned vaginal birth after caesarean (VBAC) compared with elective repeat caesarean (ERC).
Robinson, Jeffrey S. +36 more
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Outcomes of Caesarean Section [PDF]
Caesarean section is one of the oldest operations in the history of surgery, however, until recent decades it was usually used as a last resort because of the high maternal mortality associated with its performance.
Hillan, Edith M
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