Birth fractures predominantly affect the clavicle, humerus or femur. Brachial plexus injury may co-exist with humeral or clavicular fractures. From January 2002 to December 2010, 8 neonates with fractures after caesarean section were treated under the supervision of the first author following obstructed labour and caesarean delivery. The most classical of the cases is a vertex-presenting neonat...

The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of caesarean section in the Islamic Republic of Iran in different provinces and to compare the sociodemographic characteristics of married women with and without caesarean section. Data were analysed from the Iranian Demographic and Health Survey of a representative sample of married women (n = 17,991) who delivered a baby between Septembe...

OBJECTIVES To audit the data of caesarean sections carried out in single-handed-run small private hospitals on the basis of the modified Robson criteria (Canada), to know the changing trends of caesarean sections over a considerable duration of time (15 years) in private sector, and to focus on a particular group out of the classification of caesarean section in the efforts to reduce the caesar...

OBJECTIVE The caesarean section rates have been rising in the developed world for over two decades. This study assessed the involvement of the public and private health sectors in this increase. DESIGN Population-based, retrospective cohort study. SETTING Public and private hospitals in Western Australia. PARTICIPANTS Included in this study were 155 646 births to nulliparous women during ...

Over the past 25 years, there has been a sustained increase in caesarean section rates in the developed world, with massive public interest, and debate, on both the causes and appropriateness of increasingly employing a surgical procedure to short circuit, or entirely bypass, labour and delivery. This debate has largely centred on the operative risks to the mother, the increased respiratory mor...

Several studies have reported a positive association between caesarean section for expeditious pregnancy termination and perinatal outcomes in acute fatty liver of pregnancy (AFLP); however, the risks remain unclear and independent studies have reported conflicting findings. In this meta-analysis, we aimed to confirm the relationship between caesarean section and perinatal outcomes in AFLP. The...

BACKGROUND Currently, the rate of caesarean section has been substantially increased in developing and developed countries. To determine the factors causing such an increase, it is important to determine reasons for women to refuse vaginal delivery and preferring caesarean section. OBJECTIVES To determine Turkish women's attitudes and basal knowledge regarding vaginal delivery and caesarean s...

BACKGROUND Recent reports of the risk of morbidity due to uterine rupture are thought to have contributed in some countries to a decrease in the number of women attempting a vaginal birth after caesarean section. The aims of this study were to estimate the incidence of true uterine rupture in the UK and to investigate and quantify the associated risk factors and outcomes, on the basis of intend...

OBJECTIVE To determine if a previous caesarean section increases the risk of unexplained antepartum stillbirth in second pregnancies. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective cohort study. SETTING Large Canadian perinatal database. POPULATION 158 502 second births. METHODS Data were obtained from a large perinatal database, which supplied data on demographics, pregnancy complications, maternal medica...