Optimising the use of caesarean section (CS) is of global concern. Underuse leads to
maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity. Conversely, overuse of CS has not shown …

One answer is that it is a method to select the best grant applications for funding and the
best papers to publish in a journal. It is hard to test this aim because there is no agreed …

Background Caesarean section rates are increasing globally. The factors contributing to this
increase are complex, and identifying interventions to address them is challenging. Non …

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 Caesarean delivery rates continue to increase worldwide. Our aim was to
assess the association between caesarean delivery and pregnancy outcome at the …

Unfortunately, the prevalence of cesarean section has increased in recent years. Whereas
awareness of the prevalence and causes is inevitable for planning and effective …

Objective To investigate the association between elective caesarean sections and neonatal
respiratory morbidity and the importance of timing of elective caesarean sections. Design …

The percentage of United States cesarean births increased from 20.7% in 1996 to 31.1% in
2006. Cesarean rates increased for women of all ages, race/ethnic groups, and gestational …

Maternal morbidity and mortality in childbirth is a matter of utmost importance in public
health. In this article, we argue that part of the problem lies in violence committed by health …

This article reviews an aspect of daily clinical practice which is of critical importance in
virtually every clinical consultation, but which is seldom formally considered. Non-clinical …