Caesarean deliveries in China

Caesarean deliveries in China

BACKGROUND The caesarean section rate has risen rapidly in China. The purpose of this retrospective study was to estimate caesarean section rates and indications by hospital facility level in Mainland China to investigate reasons contributing to the high rate. METHODS This cross-sectional hospital-based study collected data from 39 hospitals in three geographical regions in China, covering 14...

Regional variation in caesarean deliveries in Germany and its causes

BACKGROUND Determinants of regional variation in caesarean sections can contribute explanations for the observed overall increasing trend of caesarean sections. We assessed which mechanism explains the higher rate of caesarean sections in the former West than East Germany: a more liberal use of caesarean sections in the case of relative indications or more common caesarean sections without indi...

Comparing complications in intended vaginal and caesarean deliveries.

A hospital-based, prospective cohort study was conducted at the tertiary care university hospital in southern Thailand, between 1 November 2001 and 31 December 2003. The purpose of this study was to compare the various complications found in vaginal and caesarean deliveries based on the original elected intended mode of delivery. There were a total of 1,429 cases, 1,242 intended vaginal deliver...

Maternal satisfaction after spinal anaesthesia for caesarean deliveries.

OBJECTIVE To determine the level of satisfaction in terms of intra-operative pain and postoperative nausea, vomiting and backache among patients receiving spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional survey. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care at the Combined Military Hospital, Bahawalpur, from August 2005 to June 2007. METHOD...

How to prevent caesarean deliveries deserves more study.