OBJECTIVE A cesarean section (C-section) is performed to deliver a baby through the mother's abdomen. In recent years, the rate of incidences requiring a C-section is steadily increasing all over the world. Advanced maternal age, chronic health problems, multiple pregnancies as a result of the development of assisted reproductive technologies, and an insufficient supplementary health network ca...

AbstractBackground: Puerperal post Sectio Caesarea was the period of physical and psychological drain, especially with HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) as complication. In general, health workers still discriminate against patients, well post-sectio mothers HIV. This situation add to burden increases risk depression during puerperium. Midwife’s perception in caring for post-Section is needed ...

The C-section rate of a population of 22,175 expectant mothers is 16.8%; yet the 17 physician groups that serve this population have vastly different group C-section rates, ranging from 13% to 23%. Our goal is to determine retrospectively if the variations in the observed rates can be attributed to variations in the intrinsic risk of the patient sub-populations (i.e. some groups contain more "h...

SETTING A caesarean section (C-section) is a life-saving emergency intervention. Avoiding pregnancies for at least 24 months after a C-section is important to prevent uterine rupture and maternal death. OBJECTIVES Two years following an emergency C-section, in rural Burundi, we assessed complications and maternal death during the post-natal period, uptake and compliance with family planning, ...