From My Experience of Having Three Cesarean Sections

General anesthesia in cesarean sections: a prospective review of 465 cesarean sections performed under general anesthesia.

BACKGROUND In many countries, neuraxial blocks comprise the majority of anesthetics given for cesarean section. In Iran, however general anesthesia for cesarean section is prevalent. In our institution, the rate of general anesthesia for cesarean section is 39%, providing an opportunity to collect data regarding airway management in the parturients. We report on the outcomes of a series of pati...

Cesarean sections at all-time high.

Preventing primary cesarean sections: intrapartum care.

Some intrapartum care practices promote vaginal birth, whereas others may increase the risk for cesarean section. Electronic fetal monitoring and use of the Friedman graph to plot and monitor labor progress are associated with increasing the cesarean section rate. Continuous one-to-one support and midwifery management are associated with lower cesarean section rates. This article reviews the ev...

Cesarean sections in a birth center.

OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of cesarean sections in a birth center of a hospital and identify factors associated. METHODS Cross-sectional study including medical records of 2,441 births assisted in a birth center in the city of São Paulo, southeastern Brazil, between March and April 2005. The dependent variable (type of delivery) included vaginal delivery and cesarean section. The in...

Is it safe to have multiple repeat cesarean sections? A high volume tertiary care center experience

Objective To compare the obstetric outcomes of cesarean section in women who had a history of four or more previous cesarean sections with those who had a history of two or three previous cesarean sections. Methods Total 1318 women who underwent repeat cesarean section between January 2013 and January 2016 were retrospectively reviewed. Of these, 244 (18.5%) had previously had four or more ce...