OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of elective induction on the risk of cesarean delivery in a cohort of women with low-risk term pregnancies and to evaluate the costs of elective induction services within our hospital system. METHODS Records of 1135 eligible women with low-risk, singleton, vertex pregnancies at 38-41 weeks' gestation who were eligible for vaginal delivery were analyzed retro...

Background: Generally, it is agreed that all women who previously had a cesarean section should be attempted for normal vaginal delivery. Of course, post-cesarean delivery associated with potential risks and sometimes clinically indicative of recurrent section. Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the success complications birth after in pregnant referred Ali Ibn Abi Talib Hospital Zahedan ...

OBJECTIVE To determine whether continuing midwifery care has more benefits than standard maternity care in vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). METHODS This study was conducted on women in labour who had history of previous cesarean section and received vaginal birth in obstetrical department of our hospital from May 2013 to November 2014. The included patients were divided randomly into obse...

OBJECTIVE To determine selected maternal and neonatal adverse outcomes at repeat cesarean delivery compared with repeat vaginal delivery. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Lyari General Hospital, Karachi, from January 2005 to December 2008. METHODOLOGY Healthy pregnant women at 28-42 weeks of second singleton pregnancy were selected for study. Those with prev...

UNLABELLED At the Clinic of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Clinical Center University of Sarajevo there is a trend of increasing number of cesarean deliveries in the last 15 years. MATERIAL AND METHODS During the 2012 percentage of Caesarean sections was 35 %, which represents a true pandemic in obstetrics profession and all scientific postulates are threatened by these practices. Of the total nu...

T here are two ways by which a baby can come into this world: vaginally or by Cesarean delivery. Although the developmental paths that result in either vaginal or Cesarean birth a.re highly diverse and very similar at the same time, the actual indication of whether a pregnant woman has to undergo surgery is usually clear. In most cases, Cesarean deliveries are performed for obstetric, fetal, or...

OBJECTIVE To determine the maternal morbidity and mortality associated with delivery after intrauterine fetal death (IUFD) and to find out the place of fetal destructive procedures and cesarean section. DESIGN Cross-sectional study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Labour Room, Nishtar Hospital, Multan from January to December 2003. PATIENTS AND METHODS All women were included in the present s...

objective: to evaluate the maternal and neonatal complications of vaginal birth after cesarean section (vbac). materials and methods: this cross sectional study was conducted in mashhad university of medical sciences. eighty women with previous cesarean section who were candidate for vbac were enrolled the study. patients were followed up for 6 weeks after delivery. the complication of vbac was...

The rate of cesarean delivery has increased dramatically over the past decade. Medically elective cesareans are a major factor contributing to this rise. This article discusses the most recent evidence on the perinatal risks of cesarean delivery versus vaginal birth, the economic impact of elective cesarean delivery, and ethical principles related to cesareans performed without medical indicati...