INTRODUCTION In the United Kingdom, caesarean section (CS) rates have increased from 9% of deliveries in 1980 to 21% in 2001. A similar increase in CS rates has been seen in many developed countries. This is beyond the World Health Organisation's (WHO's) recommended level of 15%. This is a worrying trend as the risks of placenta previa, placenta accreta, hysterectomies, bladder and bowel injuri...

Background: Primary caesarean section (CS) has become a major driver of the steadily rising total rate. This study determined primary CS rate, pattern and associated factors.Methods: It was retrospective, hospital-based cross-sectional 645 pregnant women who had over 3-year period in Lagos state university teaching hospital, Lagos, Nigeria. Data obtained were expressed frequency percentages.Res...

June 2006 | Volume 3 | Issue 6 | e276 Few biological processes as central to the survival of viviparous species are so incompletely understood as childbirth (parturition) [1]. Premature labor and prolonged gestation due to failure of labor to commence are associated with an increased risk for perinatal death and long-term handicap. Even when labor begins at term, “failure to progress” is so fre...

Purpose: To analyze the difference in bony pelvimetry using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) women who delivered vaginally and those underwent cesarean section (CS) due to cephalopelvic disproportion (CPD).Methods: This retrospective case-control study enrolled Korean gave birth their first child between 37 42 weeks of pregnancy pelvic MRI January 2014 June 2020. These were classified into 3 gr...

Ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric (II/IH) nerve injury is one of the most common nerve injuries following pelvic surgery, especially with the Pfannenstiel incision. We present a case of intractable groin pain, successfully treated with a continuous II/IH nerve block. A 33-year-old woman, following emergency cesarean section due to cephalopelvic disproportion, presented numbness in left inguinal ...