OBJECTIVE: To examine physician-documented indications for cesarean delivery in order to
investigate the specific factors contributing to the increasing cesarean delivery rate …

OBJECTIVE To examine physician-documented indications for cesarean delivery in order to
investigate the specific indications contributing to this increase. METHODS We analyzed …

In 2007, nearly one-third (32%) of all births were cesarean deliveries. Although there are
often clear clinical indications for a cesarean delivery, the short-and long-term benefits and …

OBJECTIVE: Our study explored if patient risk factors for cesarean delivery (CD) are
changing over time. STUDY DESIGN: North Carolina birth certificates from 1995 were used …

Background Over the past three decades, the World Health Organization expert panel
proposed cesarean delivery rate of 10–15 percent was used as a doctrine for an optimal rate …

OBJECTIVE: To examine trends in cesarean delivery for the overall population and for
women with “no indicated risk” for cesarean section, and to summarize the available …

Introduction The cesarean delivery rate has been increasing globally in recent decades. The
reasons for this are complex and subject to ongoing debate. Investigation of the indications …

In 2002, more than one-fourth of all births (26.1%) in the United States were cesarean
deliveries. 1 This is the highest rate ever reported. The reasons for the dramatic increase in …

Objective: To estimate recent temporal trends in delivery by cesarean during the past
decade and the proportion of vaginal deliveries after prior caesarean in the United Kingdom …

OBJECTIVE: We describe national trends for elective primary cesarean delivery from 1994
to 2001, with attention to changes in indications. METHODS: We used data from the …