Objective The aim of this study is to determine the odds of caesarean section in all births in
teaching hospitals as compared with non-teaching hospitals. Setting Over 3600 teaching …

Background Cesarean section (CS) is a surgical procedure that, when medically justified,
can help reduce maternal and infant morbidity and mortality. Worldwide CS rates (CSR) …

Background Unnecessary caesarean births may be affected by physician factors, such as
preferences, incentives and convenience. Delivery during office hours can be a valuable …

Worldwide, the cesarean section rate has steadily increased from 6.7% in 1990 to 21.1% in
2018 and is expected to rise even more. The World Health Organization propose the …

OBJECTIVE: To assess variations in low-risk cesarean delivery rates in the United States
using the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM) definition of low-risk for cesarean …

Background Our goal was to assess whether anesthesia workforce limited surgical
obstetrical care in the rural US state of Iowa. All Iowa hospitals with obstetrics have …

Introducción: en las últimas dos décadas, la tasa de cesáreas a nivel mundial y europeo ha
aumentado. Cuando están indicadas, las cesáreas salvan vidas; sin embargo, realizadas …

Introducción. A nivel mundial, hay una tendencia ascendente en nacimientos prematuros y
cesáreas. El objetivo fue describir edad gestacional (EG), vía de parto, distribución en días y …

Introduction. There is a worldwide growing trend of preterm births and C-sections. Our
objective was to describe gestational age (GA), mode of delivery, day and time distribution …

Introduction: Antenatal education is a low-cost intervention designed to increase the
knowledge of pregnant women on pregnancy and childbirth and reduce fear related to labor …