Epidural anesthesia was performed for a cesarean section in a patient with vasovagal syncope. A 26-year-old woman at 41 weeks of gestation and with a known history of vasovagal syncope was scheduled to undergo an emergency cesarean section. She received epidural anesthesia for the cesarean delivery and showed signs and symptoms of vasovagal syncope, which were treated successfully with fluids a...

Objective. To report the first case of bilateral ovarian endometriomas, leading to nonprogress of labour, successfully excised during cesarean section. Design. Case report. Setting. Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology of Dr. RPGMC Tanda, Kangra, India. Patients. A primigravida in labour at term gestation. Interventions. Surgical management. Main Outcome Measures. Description and treatment of ...

There are few methods to control heavy intra-operative bleeding during cesarean delivery of placenta previa. Transient occlusion of uterine arteries (TOUA) during operation has previously been reported as a quick and safe method to control intra-operative uterine bleeding. We reported 2 cases of cesarean delivery with complete placenta previa in which TOUA was performed to safely reduce intra-o...

Myomectomy is the most common surgery with cesarean section. There is controversy between obstetricians about doing myomectomy with cesarean section. A 29 years old primigravida patient presented with a large lower segment myoma (20 cm.) who underwent myomectomy during cesarean section at the term pregnancy. Myoma weighted 1500 gr. She didn't have intra-operative hemorrhage or any post-partum c...

KEY FINDINGS Data from the Natality Data File, National Vital Statistics System. The cesarean rate rose by 53% from 1996 to 2007, reaching 32%, the highest rate ever reported in the United States. From 1996 to 2007, the cesarean rate increased for mothers in all age and racial and Hispanic origin groups. The pace of the increase accelerated from 2000 to 2007. Cesarean rates also increased for i...

The rate of cesarean delivery in the United States is at an all-time high. With the increased rate of primary and repeated cesarean delivery, a corresponding increase in the occurrence rate of placenta previa and placenta accreta has been observed. The purpose of this case report is to discuss the obstetric disorder of placenta previa with the concurrent occurrence of placenta accreta. A review...

I the United States we have experienced a relentless rise in the cesarean delivery rate from 5% in the 1960s to 32% today.1 It is unclear what an acceptable rate should be. Certainly the 5% level was too low, and the 32% rate of today is judged by many to be too high. However, recent data show that almost a third of primary cesarean deliveries are in nulliparous women,2 and with the decreasing ...

Between 2005 to 2010 in a Tanzanian referral hospital, the cesarean section rate ranged from 29.9% to 35.5%. The leading indication was previous cesarean section.

BACKGROUND This study aimed to examine whether a mismatch between a woman's preferred and actual mode of delivery increases the risk of post-traumatic stress symptoms after childbirth. METHODS The study sample consisted of 1,700 women scheduled to give birth between 2009 and 2010 at Akershus University Hospital, Norway. Questionnaire data from pregnancy weeks 17 and 32 and from 8 weeks postpa...

Objective Myomectomy performed during cesarean section is still controversial because of the potential for associated complications, especially with large myomas. Many obstetricians avoid performing cesarean myomectomy procedures because of the risk of uncontrollable hemorrhage. However, the prevalence of pregnant women with myomas is increasing, leading to an increase in the likelihood that ph...