Objectives: To investigate how institutional factors, represented by the social profile of childbirth care, can relate to cesarean section rates. Methods: A cross-sectional study based on data from Sistema de Informações sobre Nascidos Vivos (SINASC) for the state of Santa Catarina collected information for each of the six municipalities with the largest number of births from the six macroreg...

Background: Objective of current study was to study the outcome of trial of vaginal birth after Previous Cesarean Section (PCS) and indications for emergency repeat cesarean section at teaching hospitals in India. Methods: Prospective data was recorded on management practices, associated complications and mortality for a period of 8 months in 2005-2006 at 30 medical colleges/teaching hospitals ...

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine the activities of the abdominal muscles of women who had experienced vaginal delivery in comparison with those who had experienced Cesarean childbirth. [Subjects and Methods] A total of 14 subjects (7 vaginal delivery, 7 Cesarean section) performed an active straight leg raise to 20 cm above the ground, and we measured the activities of the int...

Aim: The study was carried out to test the effect of childbirth counseling on pregnant women requested for cesarean delivery. Method: One arm intervention study was carried out at two private clinics at Mansoura, Egypt, Using the clinics database. A purposive sample of 40 women was identified based on who had planned for on demand primary Caesarean Section between October 2014 and Jan 2015. Res...

CONTEXT Despite nearly 4 million deliveries in the United States each year, minimal information exists on unintended health consequences following childbirth, particularly in relation to delivery method. OBJECTIVE To assess the risk for maternal rehospitalization associated with cesarean or assisted vaginal delivery compared with spontaneous vaginal delivery. DESIGN Retrospective cohort stu...

Background: Maximum infertility as the inability to conceive after one year of marriage without the use of contraceptive means. About 12-8% are couples without children, 35% of male infertility is just as relevant to their In addition, approximately 25% of infertile couples are men and women are involved Materials and Methods: This study was a descriptive - analytical and the study of 50 pregna...

background & aim: sexual activity is one of the most important aspects of a marital life. childbirth is also a major event in the life of women, and the period of postpartum is a time of emotional upheaval. since women believe that vaginal delivery could negatively affect their sexual function after childbirth, they tend to give birth through caesarean section. therefore, this study aimed to ev...

Background & aim: Despite the advantages of natural childbirth and complications associated with cesarean section, rate of cesarean delivery has increased dramatically in recent years. Therefore, appropriate training is essential to reducing this trend. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of training about the benefits of natural childbirth on the attitude and intention to select the mode ...