Background Variations in intervention rates, without subsequent reductions in adverse
outcomes, can indicate overuse. We studied variations in and associations between …

Background The burden of maternal mortality in resource limited countries is still huge
despite being at the top of the global public health agenda for over the last 20 years. We …

Importance Clinicians have been urged to delay the use of obstetric interventions (eg, labor
induction, cesarean delivery) until 39 weeks or later in the absence of maternal or fetal …

Background The efficacious interventions identified in the previous article of this report will
fail unless they are delivered at high and equitable coverage. This article discusses critical …

Introduction Interventions directed toward mothers before and during pregnancy and
childbirth may help reduce preterm births and stillbirths. Survival of preterm newborns may …

Objective To use data from routine sources to compare rates of obstetric intervention in
Europe both overall and for subgroups at higher risk of intervention. Design Retrospective …

Objectives We compared intrapartum interventions and outcomes for mothers, neonates and
children up to 16 years, for induction of labour (IOL) versus spontaneous labour onset in …

Objective Caesarean rate increased in France between 1995 and 2003, but remained stable
between 2003 and 2010. Our objective was to analyse these trends by identifying the …

Abstract Worldwide, 250,000–280,000 women die during pregnancy and childbirth every
year and an estimated 6.55 million children die under the age of five. The majority of …

Background Spontaneous vaginal birth rates are decreasing worldwide, while cesarean
delivery, instrumental births, and medical birth interventions are increasing. Emerging …