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Major risk factors of maternal adverse outcome in women with two or more previous cesarean sections [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2016
Background/Aim. Maternal morbidity is defined as any condition that is attributed to or aggravated by pregnancy and childbirth that has a negative impact on the woman's wellbeing.
Egić Amira, Karadžov-Orlić Nataša, Mojović Donka, Milovanović Zaga, Vučeljić Jovana, Krsmanović Suzana   +5 more
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Information Shocks, Legal Liability and Physician Decisions

Health Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Physician adoption of new information about a medical procedure can affect patient outcomes. Medical malpractice law may influence physician use of such information. We analyze how physician reactions to information shocks regarding vaginal births after cesarean sections (VBACs) in the 1990s were mediated by tort reform and the standard used ...
David Mushinski, Sammy Zahran
wiley   +1 more source

Analytic study of the intraoperative surgicalcomplications of elective & emergency cesarean sections: incidence & risk factors.

Kufa Journal for Nursing Sciences, 2013
Background: Cesarean section accounts for a substantial proportion of total deliveries & is associated with higher rates of maternal & neonatal morbidity.
Luma Saad Zeiny, Basima Shamkhi Al-Ghazali   +1 more
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Preoperative anxiety and its associated factors among women undergoing elective caesarean delivery: a cross-sectional study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Anxiety is a behavioral expression of tension and unpleasant emotion that arises from multifactorial dimensions that might increase the mortality of patients during anesthesia and surgery.
Yewlsew Fentie, Tikuneh Yetneberk, Moges Gelaw   +2 more
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Prevalence and risk factors for postpartum depression and stress among mothers of preterm and low birthweight infants admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit in Accra, Ghana

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 131-137, April 2025.
Abstract To determine the prevalence of postpartum depression (PPD) and postpartum stress (PPS) and identify associated risk factors among mothers of preterm and low birth weight (LBW) infants. We conducted a secondary analysis of data collected from 255 mothers with preterm and LBW infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Korle ...
John Pellegrino, Paddington T. Mundagowa, Kwame Sarfo Sakyi, Prince Gyebi Owusu, Babbel Agbinko‐Djobalar, Leila M. Larson, Mufaro Kanyangarara   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Does induction or augmentation of labor increase the risk of postpartum hemorrhage in pregnant women with anemia? A multicenter prospective cohort study in India

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 299-309, April 2025.
Abstract Objective To investigate whether induction/augmentation of labor in pregnant women with anemia increases the risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and whether this risk varied by indications for labor induction/augmentation and by anemia severity in pregnancy.
Tuck Seng Cheng, Farzana Zahir, Carolin Solomi V, Ashok Verma, Sereesha Rao, Saswati Sanyal Choudhury, Gitanjali Deka, Pranabika Mahanta, Swapna Kakoty, Robin Medhi, Shakuntala Chhabra, Anjali Rani, Amrit Bora, Indrani Roy, Bina Minz, Omesh Kumar Bharti, Rupanjali Deka, Charles Opondo, David Churchill, Marian Knight, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Manisha Nair   +21 more
wiley   +1 more source

The influence of maternal request on the elective cesarean section rate in maternity hospitals in Tehran, Iran

Payesh, 2003
Objective(s): To assess the in influence of maternal request on the elective cesarean section rate and related factors in maternity hospitals in Tehran.
Alimohamadian M, Shariat M, Mahmoodi M, Ramezanzadeh F   +3 more
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Detecting Rates, Trends and Determinants of Cesarean Section Deliveries in Iran Using Generalized Additive Mixed Models

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health, 2022
Background: The present study aimed to investigate the trend of cesarean section and its related factors through the recent years. Methods: The study data containing delivery information from Hamadan hospitals and are recorded from 2001 to 2014 ...
Marzieh Mahmoodi, Abbas Moghimbeigi, Javad Faradmal, Masoome Ghahramani   +3 more
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Prevalence of cesarean sections in swiss Bernese Mountain Dogs (2001–2020) and identification of risk factors

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 2022
Background Dystocia is an important limiting factor in animal breeding due to its cost, stress for the mother and risk of death for the neonates. Assessment of incidence and characteristics of dystocia and the inherent risk of Cesarean section are of ...
Magdalena Schrank, Marco Sozzi, Antonio Mollo   +2 more
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The rising tide: Trends in induction of labor at term over a 5‐year period at a single centre

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, Volume 169, Issue 1, Page 383-390, April 2025.
Abstract Objective Induction of labor (IOL) is a controversial topic in contemporary obstetric practice, with some suggesting that the increase in elective induction (eIOL) as a potential contributor to increasing cesarean delivery (CD) rates. The objectives of this single‐center study were to examine the rates of IOL, trends in indications for IOL ...
Sarah M. Nicholson, Susan Hatt, Etaoin M. Kent, Michael P. Geary, Patrick Dicker, Zara E. Molphy, Karen Flood, Fergal D. Malone   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source