Background Caesarean sections (CS) rates continue to increase worldwide without a clear
understanding of the main drivers and consequences. The lack of a standardized …

Background Rising cesarean section (CS) rates are a major public health concern and
cause worldwide debates. To propose and implement effective measures to reduce or …

Caesarean section rates in the United Kingdom continue to be a topic of importance in both
the medical and lay press. In previous years most of the discussion has been about what the …

Caesarean section rates continue to be an issue of great concern to many midwives,
obstetricians, women, and society as a whole. With an increase in women requesting …

A randomized controlled trial with 76 physicians in 16 community hospitals evaluated audit
and feedback and local opinion leader education as methods of encouraging compliance …

Objective.—To examine the relationship between birth weight and mode of delivery among
women with untreated borderline gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), treated overt GDM …

This report presents the findings of the national audit of caesarean section rates in England,
Wales and Northern Ireland. As the first national survey of its kind, this report provides …

OBJECTIVE: We compared trends and current levels of cesarean section delivery by
indication in four countries to help us understand factors underlying national differences in …

The rate of cesarean section delivery in the United States rose from 4.5 per 100 deliveries in
1965 to 22.7 in 1985, and in 1985 an estimated 851,000 live births were cesarean …

Objective.—To investigate whether an association exists between the probability of a
cesarean delivery and the level of malpractice claims risk faced by hospitals and physicians …