Evidence on the association between mode of delivery and asthma at school age is
inconclusive. We assessed the associations between specific modes of delivery and asthma …

Cesarean (C-section) delivery, recently shown to cause excess weight gain in mice, perturbs
human neonatal gut microbiota development due to the lack of natural mother-to-newborn …

Background Because severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is increasing in the United States,
affecting up to 50,000 women per year, there was a recent call to review all mothers with …

O artigo reflete sobre as experiências de mulheres em relação à assistência ao parto numa
maternidade pública de Porto Alegre-RS. Adota-se uma perspectiva dos direitos humanos …

Cesarean section (CS) use has increased during the past 3 decades to a higher frequency
than is thought to be optimal. The global rate of this surgery has doubled in the past 10 years …

Background The presence of midwives in a health system may affect perinatal outcomes but
has been inadequately described in United States settings. Our objective was to compare …

Introduction Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is a rare but potentially life-threatening event
due to massive hemorrhage. Placenta previa and previous cesarean section are major risk …

Background Although consensus guidelines on the management of cardiovascular disease
in pregnancy reserve cesarean delivery for obstetric indications, there is a paucity of data to …

Background The organizational structure of maternity services determines the choice of
which professionals provide care during pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal period, and it …

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 …