Increasing obesity and an older population mean greater complexity and more work, and the Caesarean section rate may continue to rise. Changes in practice are likely to follow nationally in the UK; in particular, we can expect an increase in attempted VBAC. There is a need to restructure the...
Caesarean section rate for maternal indication in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review. Rates of caesarean sections in more-developed countries have been rising since 1970, and vary greatly between less-developed countries. Present estimates, ... A Dumont,LD Bernis,MH Bouvier-Colle,... - ...
In the UK, fear of birth (FoB) is considered a valid reason to request an elective caesarean section, and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE, 2011) provided guidance in respect of women with a FoB requesting operative delivery. However, it was not clear how many ma...
The response rate was 66.6% (n = 1002) of anaesthesiologists polled (this represents almost 15.89% of all anaesthesiologists working in public hospitals in Spain). The sample consisted of anaesthesiologists with varying degrees of experience, working mainly in tertiary level university hospi...
On the other hand, the rate of puerperal sepsis has declined significantly in high-income countries. For ex- ample, in the United States puerperal sepsis occur in only 5.5% of vaginal deliveries and 7.4% of caesarean section deliveries [2, 3]. The vast majority of puerperal sepsis are due...
In 2007 caesarean section rates were 19% in Flanders and 15.4% in the Netherlands. In that year Dutch induction rates (33%) however, exceeded the Belgian induction rates (25.6%). The Flemish figures are comparable to the numbers in Brussels, where the section rate was 16.6% and the ...
Women with diabetes are receiving increased intervention in pregnancy (earlier delivery, increased Caesarean section rates), but despite this, higher birthweights are being recorded. Improvements in rates of stillbirth seen in the general population are not being reflected in changes in stillbirth or pe...
889 patients from Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, Ireland, Germany and Portugal were included (mean age [standard deviation], 22.6 years [11.8]). The observed annualised rate of change in ppFEV1(95% confidence interval, CI) was −2.17 (−2.77 to −1.58) percentage points for...
Multiple repeat caesarean section in the UK: incidence and consequences to mother and child. A national, prospective, cohort study. BJOG 2013;120(1):85- 91.Cook JR, Jarvis S, Knight M, Dhanjal MK. Multiple repeat caesarean section in the UK: incidence and consequences to mother and child....
Surgical techniques used during Caesarean section operations:results of a national survey of practice in the UK[J]. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol,2002,102(2) : 120-126.Tully L; Gates S; Brocklehurst P;.Surgical techniques used during Caesarean section operations:results of a national survey...