OBJECTIVE: We sought to review the risks of placenta accreta, increta, and percreta, and
provide guidance regarding interventions to improve maternal outcomes when abnormal …

OBJECTIVE: To systematically review the evidence about maternal and neonatal outcomes
relating to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). DATA SOURCES: Relevant studies were …

Postpartum period is distinct in three phases. The third phase is the delayed postpartum
period, which can last up to 6 months. Some changes to the genitourinary system are much …

Background Trial of vaginal birth after Caesarean (VBAC) is considered acceptable after
one caesarean section (CS), however, women wishing to have trial after two CS are …

Objective. To assess the rate of maternal complications related to cesarean section (CS) and
to compare morbidity between elective, emergency and crash‐emergency CS. To establish …

Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the indications for cesarean sections in
the early 1990s as compared to the middle 2000s. Design. Retrospective cohort study …

OBJECTIVE: To perform a population-based analysis to examine the morbidity and mortality
of peripartum hysterectomy in comparison with nonobstetric hysterectomy. METHODS: Data …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess body mass index (BMI) effect on cesarean risk during
labor. STUDY DESIGN: The Consortium on Safe Labor collected electronic data from …

Most studies of cesarean morbidity focus on short term, rather than long term complications.
However, women undergoing cesarean delivery are at increased risk for a chronic problems …

Morbidly adherent placenta is often associated with severe maternal morbidity. An increased
incidence over the recent years may be secondary to the increased cesarean section rates …