We wished to establish whether delivery by Caesarean section influenced the incidence of developmental dysplasia of the hip in term breech infants compared with those delivered vaginally. We used maternal charts, singleton term breech presentation, mode of delivery and incidence of developmental dysplasia of the hip for births between January 1997 and October 2002. During the study period 46 08...

OBJECTIVES To compare the impact of scheduling caesarean section prior to versus after 39 completed weeks of gestation on the occurrence of unscheduled caesarean section and rescheduling of the procedure. METHODS Secondary analysis from a multicentre randomised open-label trial including singleton pregnant women with a healthy foetus and a reliable due date. Women were allocated by computeriz...

OBJECTIVES To describe the frequency of caesarean sections in a large sample of pedigree dogs in the UK. METHODS Data on the numbers of litters born in the previous 10 years were available from a cross-sectional study of dogs belonging to breed club members (2004 Kennel Club/BSAVA Scientific Committee Purebred Dog Health Survey). In this survey 151 breeds were represented with data for househ...

OBJECTIVE To use data from routine sources to compare rates of obstetric intervention in Europe both overall and for subgroups at higher risk of intervention. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of aggregated routine data. SETTING Thirty-one European countries or regions contributing data on mode of delivery to the Euro-Peristat project. POPULATION Births in participating countries in 2010. M...

Introduction: Neonates with lower hemoglobin and Hematocrit are more at risk of iron deficiency anemia. This rate is influenced by several factors. Children's health can be improved by identifying these factors and taking appropriate actions. This study determined the relationship between type of delivery and umbilical cord blood hemoglobin and Hematocrit. Methods: This descriptive correlation...

THESE notes concern the labours of IOO women between the ages of 19 and 45 years (average 32 years) who had been previously delivered by Caesarean section either in this hospital or elsewhere. A commentary sums up our present views on the use of primary Caesarean section and the problem of whether a repeat Caesarean or a trial labour should be chosen as the method of delivery in a subsequent pr...

Placenta accreta complicates the anaesthetic and surgical approach in caesarean section. In this report, a parturient with placenta accreta and multiple drug allergies who was managed using combined spinal epidural anaesthesia for caesarean hysterectomy is discussed.

BACKGROUND The proportion of pregnant women who have a caesarean section shows a wide variation across Europe, and concern exists that these proportions are increasing. Much of the increase in caesarean sections in recent years is due to a cascade effect in which a woman who has had one caesarean section is much more likely to have one again if she has another baby. In some places, it has becom...

OBJECTIVE To identify what women report influences their preferred mode of birth after caesarean section. DESIGN Systematic review of qualitative literature using meta-ethnography. DATA SOURCES Medline, EMBASE, ASSIA, CINAHL and PsycINFO (1996 until April 2013; updated September 2015). Hand-searched journals, reference lists and abstract authors. STUDY SELECTION Primary qualitative studie...

BACKGROUND In the tropics, leiomyoma are commonly encountered in women of the reproductive age group, although they are mostly asymptomatic. Surgery for uterine fibroid at caesarean section has remained controversial. OBJECTIVE To analyse the clinical outcome of women that had selective caesarean myomectomy in a community teaching hospital. METHOD Twenty-two women that had selective myomect...