Midwives And 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...

[Differences in cesarean sections between spontaneous and induced labour].

BACKGROUND The induction of labour (IOL) may be associated with complications for pregnant women. The aim was to assess the differences in the number of caesarean sections between spontaneous or induced labour. METHODS Historical groups from 841 women with induced labour and 2,534 women with an spontaneous onset of labour over a three- year period (from 2009 to 2011). They were carried out in...