In present-day obstetrics, cesarean delivery occurs in one in three women in the United
States, and in up to four of five women in some regions of the world. The history of cesarean …

Overuse, which is defined as the provision of medical services that are more likely to cause
harm than good, is a pervasive problem. Direct measurement of overuse through …

OBJECTIVES: Immune diseases such as asthma, allergy, inflammatory bowel disease, and
type 1 diabetes have shown a parallel increase in prevalence during recent decades in …

There have been reports of associations between cesarean section delivery and the risk of
childhood asthma, potentially mediated through changes in the gut microbiota. We followed …

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

BACKGROUND: In this study, we sought to (1) define trends in the incidence of postpartum
hemorrhage (PPH), and (2) elucidate the contemporary epidemiology of PPH focusing on …

Background Rates of cesarean section have risen around the world in recent years.
Accordingly, much effort is being made worldwide to understand this trend and to counteract …

Background: Given the increasing rate of cesarean delivery and request without maternal or
fetal indication among pregnant women, this systematic review was conducted to obtain the …

Normal placentation results from adherence of the blastocyst to the decidualized
endometrium. Abnormal placentation includes placental abruption, placenta previa …

Cesarean delivery is the most commonly performed surgical procedure in the United States,
and cesarean rates are increasing. Working with 2009 data from 593 US hospitals …