There are approximately 130 million births per year. A substantial proportion of the women giving birth are treated with oxytocin or undergo cesarean sections.
Feb 15, 2024
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The April issue of Health Affairs includes an analysis of cesarean birth rates in Mexico, the country in the Americas with the second-highest prevalence of cesarean deliveries (second only to Brazil).
Apr 3, 2017
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Study finds planned repeat cesarean section not linked to worse child health than vaginal birth after cesarean section.
Mar 15, 2016
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Increasing midwifery continuity of care has been identified as a key priority for maternity services in the United Kingdom (UK). Published today in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, a study led by Professor Jane Sandall ...
Apr 10, 2024
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Postpartum hemorrhage (major blood loss after labor and birth) is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide, accounting for approximately one-quarter of all maternal deaths. In a study to be presented at the Society ...
Jan 29, 2018
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In a study to be presented on February 14 at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting, in San Francisco, California, researchers will present data showing changes in elective delivery ...
Feb 11, 2013
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Both short and long surgical incisions for cesarean births are associated with increased pain after delivery, suggests a study being presented at the ANESTHESIOLOGY 2017 annual meeting. Based on the findings, the authors ...
Oct 22, 2017
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Cesarean delivery is the most common surgery in the United States, performed on 1.67 million American women annually. Yet hospital cesarean rates vary widely according to new research from the University of Minnesota's School ...
Mar 5, 2013
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More than 1 in every 10 births in the United States now occur prematurely, and the number of these more dangerous deliveries jumped by 4% during 2021, a new report from the March of Dimes shows.
Nov 17, 2022
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Make no mistake: Cesarean deliveries are major surgery. They can save lives, but even so a woman runs the risk of bleeding, infection, a longer and costlier hospital stay—and more cesareans with future pregnancies. But ...
Dec 11, 2018
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