BACKGROUND The cesarean section rate has been steadily rising from 35% in 2000 to 40% in 2005 in Iran. The objective of this study was to identify barriers of reduce the cesarean section rate in Iran, as perceived by obstetricians and midwives as the main behavioral change target groups. METHODS A qualitative study with purposive sampling was designed in which data were collected through in-d...

Cesarean section and the resultant Cesarean scar are known to be associated with obstetric complications in subsequent pregnancies. Cesarean scar is also associated with gynecological conditions that can adversely affect the patient’s quality of life. We describe a very rare case of Cesarean scar abscess that developed 8 years after a Cesarean delivery, which was managed by emergency hysterectomy.

OBJECTIVE To assess the differences in rates and odds for emergency caesarean section among singleton pregnancies in six governmental Palestinian hospitals. DESIGN A prospective population-based birth cohort study. SETTING Obstetric departments in six governmental Palestinian hospitals. PARTICIPANTS 32 321 women scheduled to deliver vaginally from 1 March 2015 until 29 February 2016. ME...

Epidural anesthesia was performed for a cesarean section in a patient with vasovagal syncope. A 26-year-old woman at 41 weeks of gestation and with a known history of vasovagal syncope was scheduled to undergo an emergency cesarean section. She received epidural anesthesia for the cesarean delivery and showed signs and symptoms of vasovagal syncope, which were treated successfully with fluids a...

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES Cesarean section has become recently the first choice for delivery in many clinics in Romania and worldwide. The purpose of our study is to assess the benefits of introducing the adapted Vejnovic uterine suture technique into daily practice. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 1703 out of the 1776 cesarean section performed in the period January, 2012 - March, 2013 in the O...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE A decision-to-delivery interval (DDI) of 30 minutes for emergency Caesarean sections (CS) has been widely recommended, but there is little evidence to support it. Recent studies however, have questioned not only the practicability of this target but also its anticipated beneficial effect on neonatal outcome and medico-legal implications. Our objective in this study was ...

background: cesarean section is a surgery to deliver a baby and remove the placenta and membranes through an incision made on the mother's abdomen and uterus. while the rate of cesarean section is 10-30% of all deliveries in the world, it is 50-65% in iran. the aim of this study was to identify factors leading to cesarean section in bam, iran. methods: in this cross-sectional study, 200 mothers...

BACKGROUND Although pregnancy-related laparotomy is a major intervention, literature is limited to small case-control or single center studies. We aimed to identify national incidence rates for postpartum laparotomy related to severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) in a high-income country and test the hypothesis that risk of postpartum laparotomy differs by mode of birth. METHODS In a popula...