Cesarean delivery rates are rapidly increasing in Southeastern Europe (to more than 60%),
North Africa (with a rate as high as 72% in Egypt), and in urban areas in Southern Africa (a …

Pregnancy and delivery have been and continue to be a high risk endeavour for women
[Rivière, 1959]. This assertion explains the continuous efforts of healthcare workers to …

Objectives: Cesarean section delivery is at increasing rate worldwide. The present study
was designed to explore the cesarean section delivery rate, and its common indications …

The increase in cesarean section rates requires detailed investigation worldwide. The goal
of this study was to analyze the distribution of indications and rates of cesarean sections in a …

Background The global rise in cesarean delivery rate has been a major source of public
health concern. Aim To appraise the cesarean deliveries and the associated fetal and …

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The recourse to cesarean delivery is one of the landmarks of modern obstetrics. Jean-Louis
Baudelocque, a French obstetrician, presented one of the first large series of cesarean …

A retrospective and comparative study of women delivered by caesarean section over two
different 3-year periods was conducted at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital …

Objectives To compare the cesarean delivery rates over the last decade and to examine the
indications contributing to changed trends, if any. Methods To compare the rate and …

OBJECTIVE: To assess the association between cesarean delivery rates and pregnancy
outcomes in African health facilities. METHODS: Data were obtained from all births over 2–3 …