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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...

BACKGROUND Increasing caesarean sections rates (CSR) are a major public health concern and the prevention of the first caesarean section, which often leads to repeat operations, is an important issue. Analyzing caesarean sections can help to identify factors associated with variations in CSR and help to assess the quality of clinical care. METHODS In a retrospective observational study, durin...

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...

Objectives: The aims of the study were to analyse whether electively induced labour place the mother or her fetus at an increased risk as compared to patients in spontaneous labour and also to quantify the risk of caesarean section in the induced group. Methods: A prospective analysis comparing 150 electively induced parturients with 150 matched controls who laboured spontaneously in Gian Sagar...

STUDY QUESTION Is there an association between Caesarean section and subsequent fertility? SUMMARY ANSWER There is no or only a slight effect of Caesarean section on future fertility. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Previous studies have reported that delivery by a Caesarean section is associated with fewer subsequent pregnancies and longer inter-pregnancy intervals. The interpretation of these findi...

OBJECTIVE Identifying factors associated to Caesarean sections among the residents of Maringá-PR, according to the financing source for delivery. METHODS A cross-sectional study with data from 920 postpartum women interviewed between October 2013 and February 2014. Association analysis was performed by logistic regression. RESULTS Caesarean section rates were 55.5% in the Unified Healthcare...

Introduction: Caesarean section has avoidable morbidity which may lead to mortality especially in developing world. Caesarean section is a major operation which should be performed with maximum care and safety. Objectives: This study aimed to find incidence, indications, procedures and maternal outcome of re-laparotomy after caesarean delivery. Methods: This was a descriptive cross sectional pr...