BACKGROUND It is unclear whether having a Caesarean section results in fewer subsequent pregnancies with longer intervals between pregnancies, an effect which may impact on the reproductive performance of a population. Our aim was to determine the implications of a Caesarean section on the subsequent fecundity and interpregnancy interval. METHODS This is a cohort study. The obstetric follow-u...

Lung function was measured at 30 minutes and again at 2 hours after birth in 12 infants delivered vaginally, in 15 infants delivered by elective caesarean section under general anaesthesia (GA), and in 15 delivered under epidural anesthesia (EDA). Umbilical arterial blood was analysed for pH and for concentrations of catecholamines and cortisol. No important differences in gestational age, birt...

BACKGROUND Birth cohort studies in some countries have shown a link between caesarean section and asthma. AIM To determine if there is an association between asthma and delivery via caesarean section in Malaysian children. METHOD This is a case-control study involving 156 children aged 3-15 years old, in a tertiary hospital in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Seventy-eight children with a confirmed ...

Objective: To determine the maternal serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations in a Chinese population and investigate its associations with subsequent delivery mode by studying 1924 unrelated pregnant women. Methods: The serum 25(OH)D concentrations was measured by euzymelinked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Simultaneously, maternal information and subsequent delivery mode were collecte...

AIMS To analyze the outcome of trial of scar in patients with previous caesarean section and to assess the fetal and maternal complications after trial of scar. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study was conducted at Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, with 375 pregnant patients who had a previous delivery by caesarean and who had regular antenatal checkup. Data were recorded on special pro-form...

BACKGROUND Guidelines recommend that, in the absence of compelling medical indications (low risk) elective caesarean section should occur after 38 completed weeks gestation. However, implementation of these guidelines will mean some women go into labour before the planned date resulting in an intrapartum caesarean section. The aim of this study was to determine the rate at which low-risk women ...

BACKGROUND Rates of caesarean section are progressively increasing in many parts of the world. As a result of psychosocial factors there has been an increasing tendency for pregnant women without justifiable medical indications for caesarean section to ask for this procedure in China. A critical examination of this issue in relation to maternal outcomes is important. At present there are no cli...

Medical advances have had a major impact on obstetrics, resulting in a marked decrease in mortality and morbidity, particularly in the last century. The reasons for this decline in maternal and perinatal deaths are many, but an increase in the incidence of Caesarean sections has been suggested as a contributory factor. The Caesarean operation has long had its opponents. Among the earliest was J...

background: the postpartum period is a critical life event for women leading physical, emotional, and social changes. postpartum quality-of-life may be affected by delivery mode. the purpose of this study was to determine the association between postpartum health related quality-of-life (hrqol) and mode of delivery. materials and methods: in a prospective study, 300 women consisting of 150 vagi...