On the continuum of maternal health care, two extreme situations exist: too little, too late
(TLTL) and too much, too soon (TMTS). TLTL describes care with inadequate resources …

Background Major variations in medical practice have been documented internationally.
Variations raise questions about the quality, equity, and efficiency of resource allocation and …

Hospital Episode Statistics Admitted Patient Care (HES APC) data are collected on all
admissions to National Health Service (NHS) hospitals in England. HES APC also covers …

Objective To describe the trends of severe perineal tears in E ngland and to investigate to
what extent the changes in related risk factors could explain the observed trends. Design A …

Importance The increasing use of cesarean delivery is an emerging global health issue.
Prior estimates of China's cesarean rate have been based on surveys with limited …

Objective To use data from routine sources to compare rates of obstetric intervention in
Europe both overall and for subgroups at higher risk of intervention. Design Retrospective …

Please cite this paper as: Wloch C, Wilson J, Lamagni T, Harrington P, Charlett A, Sheridan
E. Risk factors for surgical site infection following caesarean section in England: results from …

Objectives (i) To estimate the prevalence burden of placenta praevia in each world region,
and (ii) to investigate potential sources of heterogeneity. Methods Systematic review of the …

Setting a research agenda for medical overuse Page 1 Setting a research agenda for
medical overuse Although overuse in medicine is gaining increased attention, many …

Objectives: To assess associations of caesarean section with body mass from birth through
adolescence. Design: Longitudinal birth cohort study, following subjects up to 15 years of …