Rising rates of caesarean section: an indicator of defensive medicine practiced by obstetricians

Making sense of rising caesarean section rates.

Rising rates of caesarean section: the way ahead.

The increase in the rates of CS is a global phenomenon that has got the profession, the public and those who care for women’s health worried, because the rise has not contributed to an improved pregnancy outcome. A study by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 33 tertiary care institutions noted that the average CS rate increased from 21.8 per cent in 1993-1994 to 25.4 per cent in 1...

Rising caesarean section rates: a cause for concern?

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...

Rising caesarean section rates in public hospitals in Malaysia 2006.

The caesarean section rate in Malaysian public hospitals has increased to 15.7% from 10.5% in the year 2000. There are inter-state variations in the rate ranging from a high of 25.4% in Melaka to 10.9% in Sabah. The West Coast states generally had a higher caesarean section rate than the East Coast states as well as East Malaysia. It would be prudent for Malaysia to implement stringent caesarea...

Anaesthetic Method Preference of Obstetricians for Caesarean Section.

OBJECTIVE Anaesthesiologists are applying regional anaesthesia for caesarean section at an increasing rate compared to previous years. In our study, we tried to evaluate the perspective of obstetricians towards this trend. METHODS Questionnaires were sent to e-mail addresses of obstetricians via the internet; 195 obstetricians replied. Sex, age, work place, employer, working durations as cons...