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

Caesarean section rates continue to increase worldwide. The appropriate caesarean
section rate remains a topic of debate among women and professionals. Evidence-based …

Background Rates of caesarean section surgery are rising worldwide, but the determinants
of this increase, especially in low-income and middle-income countries, are controversial. In …

In high-income countries, medical interventions to address the known risks associated with
pregnancy and birth have been largely successful and have resulted in very low levels of …

This is the first detailed study of the relation between cesarean birth and child cognitive
development. We measure differences in child cognitive performance at 4 to 9 years of age …

Importance The rates of cesarean deliveries have more than doubled in India, from 8% of
deliveries in 2005 to 17% of deliveries in 2016. The World Health Organization recommends …

Objective Robson's Ten Group Classification System (TGCS) creates clinically relevant sub‐
groups for monitoring caesarean birth rates. This study assesses whether this classification …

Background In many countries midwives act as the main providers of care for women
throughout pregnancy, labour and birth. In our large public teaching hospital in Australia we …

Objective To analyse caesarean section (CS) using Robson 10-group classification system
in an Ethiopian university hospital. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting A university …

Background Listening to music has a stress‐reducing effect in surgical procedures. The
effects of listening to music immediately before a cesarean section have not been studied …