There is great concern about the increasing rise in the rate of caesarean section in both developed and developing countries. This study was to ascertain the prevalence and compare outcomes of elective and emergency caesarean sections among women who deliver at the University of Cape Coast Hospital, Ghana. This retrospective study reviewed records of 645 women who delivered through caesarean se...

BACKGROUND There has been a marked increase in the number of Caesarean sections in many countries during the last decades. In several countries, Caesarean sections are carried out in more than 20 per cent of births. These high Caesarean section rates give cause for concern, both from an economic and a medical perspective. A general opinion among epidemiologists is that the increase in the numbe...

The authors analyzed mode of delivery and resuscitation rates in a group of 1410 newborns. Comparisons were made between vaginal and cesarean deliveries, and these were further stratified with regard to whether cesarean section was performed as a routine elective procedure or whether an indication existed that necessitated operative delivery of the child (nonelective). A significantly increased...

Most Irish traditional folk dance music contains two musical themes; the tune begins with one musical theme which is usually repeated, then progresses to another theme with similar musical structure and motives, which is usually also repeated. The first section is typically called the A section while the second is called the B section. Our goal is to understand, at a quantitative level, the mus...

Much has been written about the rise in Caesarean section rates seen worldwide and in Ireland. The recent ESRI paper 1 suggested that physician behaviour might be an important factor in Ireland. The study concluded that changes in maternal characteristics accounted for only about half of the increase in Caesarean section rates but it did not include maternal obesity in the analysis (the data ar...

This document purpose is to replace the entire section 6.2.7.13 of working document IEEE 802.16ab-01/01r1 named: “sub-11 Ghz support for advanced antenna technology”, in order to improve, clarify and provide a more accurate and specific text. The content of this new text is based on the same concept and architecture as the original section with modifications. The text reflects a consolidation o...

There are two types of Caesarean section (CS). An important distinction lies in the type of incision made on the uterus, apart from the incision on the skin. According to type of incision, these two types includes the classical Caesarean section (CS) and lower uterine segment section (LSCS).The classical Caesarean section involves a longitudinal incision in upper uterine segment which allows a ...