The influence of mother’s personality on the decision about the elective cesarean section: a pilot study with a sample of 16 new mothers [PDF]
To investigate the psychological profile of a sample of new mothers, who requested an elective caesarean section (CS), compared with a group of women who had a CS in emergency.
ACETI, Franca +4 more
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Primigravid Women's Views of Being Approached to Participate in a Hypothetical Term Cephalic Trial of Planned Vaginal Birth versus Planned Cesarean Birth [PDF]
Background: Several papers have called for a trial of planned cesarean section versus planned vaginal birth for low-risk women—a recommendation that is fiercely debated.
Kingdon, Carol, Lavender, Tina
core +1 more source
Health implications resulting from the timing of elective cesarean delivery
Background The literature is nearly unanimous in recommending elective cesarean delivery at 39 weeks of gestation because of the lower rates of neonatal respiratory complications compared to 38 weeks.
Shalev Eliezer, Salim Raed
doaj +1 more source
The Relationship Between Socioeconomic Status and the Prevalence of Elective Cesarean Section in Nulliparous Women in Niknafs Teaching Centre in Rafsanjan, Iran [PDF]
Background: In the recent decades, the high rate of cesarean section is increased worldwide along with critical concerns about its primary benefits. Many researchers showed the positive relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and the prevalence ...
Majid Davari +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Elective versus Emergency Cesarean Sections : Mother and Fetal Outcome
Objective: To compare the outcomes of mothers and newborns in emergency cesarean section and elective cesarean section. Methods: A prospective cohort study included 120 pregnant women consists of 60 women who performed an emergency cesarean section and ...
Christofer J. H. Ladja +3 more
doaj +1 more source
Puerperal Complications Following Elective Cesarean Sections for Twin Pregnancies [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the maternal puerperal morbidity in elective and emergent cesareans in twins. STUDY DESIGN: We evaluated postpartum complications among patients who underwent elective cesarean birth for twin pregnancy.
Aboim, L +5 more
core +1 more source
Women’s preferences and mode of delivery in public and private hospitals: a prospective cohort study [PDF]
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
Clean Cut is a multimodal, adaptive, checklist‐based infection prevention programme designed to improve compliance with six critical perioperative infection prevention practices. After introducing the programme at five hospitals in Ethiopia, compliance with critical infection prevention standards significantly improved and the relative risk of ...
J. A. Forrester +16 more
wiley +1 more source
Internet information on birth options after caesarean compared to the RCOG patient information leaflet : a web survey [PDF]
Peer reviewedPublisher ...
Bhattacharya, Siladitya +3 more
core +4 more sources
Cost-effectiveness of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective cesarean section
Background The proportion of pregnant women delivered by cesarean section has increased steadily during the past three decades. The risk of infection is 10-fold augmented after elective cesarean section compared to vaginal delivery.
Markus H. Jansson +4 more
doaj +1 more source

