If myomectomy during caesarean delivery becomes a widespread practice, it could potentially eliminate multiple surgeries for both indications. However, many surgeons have been reluctant to adopt this policy without conclusive evidence demonstrating its safety. This study reviews the publications on caesarean myomectomy especially from the African Continent with respect to duration of surgery, b...

BACKGROUND Currently, the rate of caesarean section has been substantially increased in developing and developed countries. To determine the factors causing such an increase, it is important to determine reasons for women to refuse vaginal delivery and preferring caesarean section. OBJECTIVES To determine Turkish women's attitudes and basal knowledge regarding vaginal delivery and caesarean s...

BACKGROUND Caesarean section birth is a frequent mode of delivery worldwide. Several social factors have been demonstrated to be strong predictors of caesarean births. OBJECTIVES To identify possible social predictors of caesarean section births in Italy. METHODS Data for this study were drawn from the Italian Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) survey conducted during year 2005 which comprised...

AIMS To determine whether the lower rates of obstetric interventions in Maori and Pacific Island women from the New Zealand Ministry of Health obstetric procedures report in 1999 existed also in National Women's Hospital (NWH), Auckland data and if so whether they persisted after controlling for parity and obstetric risk. METHODS The study population included 43,367 singleton, cephalic delive...

Background: The pattern of Caesarean section rate is on the rise with emergency surpassing elective caesarean deliveries. This could not be unconnected to the safety of anaesthesia in modern obstetrics. Method: Data on Caesarean deliveries conducted from January, 2005 to December, 2009 was analyzed using Epi Info Statistical Software. Results: The Caesarean section rate was 18.75%. The mean age...

OBJECTIVE This study explores the basic demographic characteristics of expectant mothers in the context of their intentions regarding mode of delivery, in particular, the preference for caesarean delivery, and analyzes the social and psychological factors that influence delivery preference. METHOD A cross-sectional survey of pregnant women was conducted during June to August in 2015. This stu...

OBJECTIVE To determine if a previous caesarean section increases the risk of unexplained antepartum stillbirth in second pregnancies. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Large Canadian perinatal database. POPULATION 158 502 second births. METHODS Data were obtained from a large perinatal database, which supplied data on demographics, pregnancy complications, maternal medica...

We investigated the complication rates of repeat caesarean deliveries in 3 hospitals (national health, military, university) in Irbid by examining the obstetric records of 989 women from 1 December 1999 to 30 March 2004. There was a statistically significant difference between the number of previous caesarean sections and hospital. In total, 579 (58.5%) patients underwent elective caesarean sec...

OBJECTIVES To estimate the incidences of caesarean sections in Latin American countries and correlate these with socioeconomic, demographic, and healthcare variables. DESIGN Descriptive and ecological study. SETTING 19 Latin American countries. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES National estimates of caesarean section rates in each country. RESULTS Seven countries had caesarean section rates below 1...

The incidence of caesarean section for breech presentation has increased markedly in the last 20 years. A prospective, interventional cohort study was carried out of the success rate of external cephalic version (ECV) and its predictors of as well as its impact on the rate of caesarean section for vaginal breech delivery. All 128 women admitted during the study period to the obstetrics departme...