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Flatt S, Velez MP. The cost of preterm birth and cesarean section as a result of infertility and its treatment: A review. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2023; 86:102304. [PMID: 36681599 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2022.102304] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Infertility, irrespective of receipt of fertility treatment, is associated with an increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, including cesarean section (CS) and preterm birth (PTB). These complications are associated with significant physical, mental, emotional, social, and financial costs to individuals, healthcare systems, and society at large. Although multiple pregnancy is one of the most significant contributors to the elevated CS and PTB rates in women receiving fertility treatment, singleton pregnancy is also at an increased risk of these outcomes. Single embryo transfer policies through publicly funded in vitro fertilization programs have demonstrated beneficial health outcomes and cost savings. Low-dose aspirin prophylaxis may be considered for PTB reduction in patients with infertility. Finally, upstream prevention strategies such as lifestyle modification and social policies to address the underlying needs for fertility treatment may also beneficially impact both CS and PTB rates.
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- Sydney Flatt
- Queen's University, School of Medicine, Kingston, K7L 3L4, Canada
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- Queen's University, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kingston, K7L 2V7, Canada.
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Rodrigues VADS, Abreu YR, Santos CAG, Gatti AF, Murer GM, Gontijo BDR, Alves JS, Cunha TM, Azevedo VMGO, Mendonça TMS, Paro HBMS. Nonpharmacological labor pain management methods and risk of cesarean birth: A retrospective cohort study. Birth 2022; 49:464-473. [PMID: 35150169 DOI: 10.1111/birt.12617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 01/26/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Nonpharmacological labor pain management methods (NPLPMM) are noninvasive, low-cost practices that may play a role in reducing the rates of unnecessary cesarean birth. We aimed to evaluate whether the NPLPMM is associated with the mode of birth. METHODS We conducted a retrospective cohort study with clinical records of all women admitted for birth from January 2013 to December 2017. Records of women who had spontaneous labor or received induction or augmentation of labor during hospitalization were eligible for the study. We estimated the risk ratios for cesarean birth in general linear models using the Poisson regression with adjustments for the following variables: age, ethnicity, schooling, parity, gestational age, previous cesarean birth, spontaneous labor before admission, or induction/augmentation of labor. RESULTS Within the total of 3,391 medical records, 40.1% had the use of a nonpharmacological labor pain management method registered. Cesarean rate among the study population was 44.2%. The use of NPLPMM decreased the risk of cesarean birth by 78% (OR = 0.22; 95% CI 0.19-0.26). History of a previous cesarean birth (RR = 2.63; 95% CI 2.35-2.64), the lack of use of NPLPMM (RR = 2.46; 95% CI 2.22-2.72), and primiparity (RR = 2.09; 95% CI 1.86-2.34) were the strongest risk factors for cesarean birth in the cohort. DISCUSSION The use of NPLPMM may be an effective strategy to reduce unnecessary cesarean birth. Further studies to identify the efficacy of each method may help health professionals to offer more appropriate methods at different stages of labor.
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- Vanessa A D S Rodrigues
- Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil
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- Federal University of Uberlandia Medical School, Uberlandia, Brazil
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- Federal University of Uberlandia Medical School, Uberlandia, Brazil
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- Post-Graduation Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil
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- School of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil
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- School of Physiotherapy, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil
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- Department of Humanities in Health, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil
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- Department of Humanities in Health, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Federal University of Uberlandia, Uberlandia, Brazil
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Dumont A, de Loenzien M, Nhu HMQ, Dugas M, Kabore C, Lumbiganon P, Torloni MR, Gialdini C, Carroli G, Hanson C, Betrán AP. Caesarean section or vaginal delivery for low-risk pregnancy? Helping women make an informed choice in low- and middle-income countries. PLOS GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 2:e0001264. [PMID: 36962691 PMCID: PMC10022020 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2021] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Women's fear and uncertainty about vaginal delivery and lack of empowerment in decision-making generate decision conflict and is one of the main determinants of high caesarean section rates in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study aims to develop a decision analysis tool (DAT) to help pregnant women make an informed choice about the planned mode of delivery and to evaluate its acceptability in Vietnam, Thailand, Argentina, and Burkina Faso. The DAT targets low-risk pregnant women with a healthy, singleton foetus, without any medical or obstetric disorder, no previous caesarean scarring, and eligibility for labour trials. We conducted a systematic review to determine the short- and long-term maternal and offspring risks and benefits of planned caesarean section compared to planned vaginal delivery. We carried out individual interviews and focus group discussions with key informants to capture informational needs for decision-making, and to assess the acceptability of the DAT in participating hospitals. The DAT meets 20 of the 22 Patient Decision Aid Standards for decision support. It includes low- to moderate-certainty evidence-based information on the risks and benefits of both modes of birth, and helps pregnant women clarify their personal values. It has been well accepted by women and health care providers. Adaptations have been made in each country to fit the context and to facilitate its implementation in current practice, including the development of an App. DAT is a simple method to improve communication and facilitate shared decision-making for planned modes of birth. It is expected to build trust and foster more effective, satisfactory dialogue between pregnant women and providers. It can be easily adapted and updated as new evidence emerges. We encourage further studies in LMICs to assess the impact of DAT on quality decision-making for the appropriate use of caesarean section in these settings.
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- Alexandre Dumont
- Research Institute for Sustainable Development, Paris University, Paris, France
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- Research Institute for Sustainable Development, Paris University, Paris, France
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- Interdisciplinary Chair in Health and Social Services for Rural Populations, Université du Québec à Rimouski, Rimouski, QC, Canada
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- Research Institute of Health Sciences, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand
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- Evidence Based Healthcare Post-Graduate Program, São Paulo Federal University, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales (CREP), Rosario, Argentina
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- Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Solna, Sweden
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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- UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Program of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP), Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Genève, Switzerland
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Arruda A, Ormonde M, Stokreef S, Fraga B, Franco C, Dâmaso C, Lima A. Is there a Role for Antenatal Corticosteroids in Term Infants before Elective Cesarean Section? REVISTA BRASILEIRA DE GINECOLOGIA E OBSTETRÍCIA 2021; 43:283-290. [PMID: 33979889 PMCID: PMC10183905 DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-1726055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Cesarean section (CS) delivery, especially without previous labor, is associated with worse neonatal respiratory outcomes. Some studies comparing neonatal outcomes between term infants exposed and not exposed to antenatal corticosteroids (ACS) before elective CS revealed that ACS appears to decrease the risk of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), transient tachypnea of the neonate (TTN), admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and the length of stay in the NICU. METHODS The present retrospective cohort study aimed to compare neonatal outcomes in infants born trough term elective CS exposed and not exposed to ACS. Outcomes included neonatal morbidity at birth, neonatal respiratory morbidity, and general neonatal morbidity. Maternal demographic characteristics and obstetric data were analyzed as possible confounders. RESULTS A total of 334 newborns met the inclusion criteria. One third of the population study (n = 129; 38.6%) received ACS. The present study found that the likelihood for RDS (odds ratio [OR] = 1.250; 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.454-3.442), transient TTN (OR = 1.,623; 95%CI: 0.556-4.739), and NIUC admission (OR = 2.155; 95%CI: 0.474-9.788) was higher in the ACS exposed group, although with no statistical significance. When adjusting for gestational age and arterial hypertension, the likelihood for RDS (OR = 0,732; 95%CI: 0.240-2.232), TTN (OR = 0.959; 95%CI: 0.297-3.091), and NIUC admission (OR = 0,852; 95%CI: 0.161-4.520) become lower in the ACS exposed group. CONCLUSION Our findings highlight the known association between CS-related respiratory morbidity and gestational age, supporting recent guidelines that advocate postponing elective CSs until 39 weeks of gestational age.
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- Augusta Arruda
- Pediatrics Department, Hospital Divino Espírito Santo, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Department, Hospital Divino Espírito Santo, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- Pediatrics Department, Hospital Divino Espírito Santo, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- Pediatrics Department, Hospital Divino Espírito Santo, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- Pediatrics Department, Hospital Divino Espírito Santo, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- Pediatrics Department, Hospital Divino Espírito Santo, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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- Obstetrics & Gynecology Department, Hospital Divino Espírito Santo, Ponta Delgada, Portugal
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Su Y, Heitner J, Yuan C, Si Y, Wang D, Zhou Z, Zhou Z. Effect of a Text Messaging-Based Educational Intervention on Cesarean Section Rates Among Pregnant Women in China: Quasirandomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth 2020; 8:e19953. [PMID: 33141099 PMCID: PMC7671841 DOI: 10.2196/19953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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Background Consensus exists that appropriate regional cesarean rates should not exceed 15% of births, but China’s cesarean rate exceeds 50% in some areas, prompting numerous calls for its reduction. At present, China’s 2016 two-child policy has heightened the implications of national cesarean section trends. Objective This study leveraged pervasive cellular phone access amongst Chinese citizens to test the effect of a low-cost and scalable prenatal advice program on cesarean section rates. Methods Participants were pregnant women presenting for antenatal care at a clinic in Xi’an, China. Assignment was quasirandomized and utilized factorial assignment based on the expecting mother’s birthday. Participants were assigned to one of the following four groups, with each receiving a different set of messages: (1) a comparison group that received only a few “basic” messages, (2) a group receiving messages primarily regarding care seeking, (3) a group receiving messages primarily regarding good home prenatal practices, and (4) a group receiving text messages of all groups. Messages were delivered throughout pregnancy and were tailored to each woman’s gestational week. The main outcome was the rates of cesarean delivery reported in the intervention arms. Data analysts were blinded to treatment assignment. Results In total, 2115 women completed the trial and corresponding follow-up surveys. In the unadjusted analysis, the group receiving all texts was associated with an odds ratio of 0.77 (P=.06), though neither the care seeking nor good home prenatal practice set yielded a relevant impact. Adjusting for potentially confounding covariates showed that the group with all texts sent together was associated with an odds ratio of 0.67 (P=.01). Notably, previous cesarean section evoked an odds ratio of 11.78 (P<.001), highlighting that having a cesarean section predicts future cesarean section in a subsequent pregnancy. Conclusions Sending pregnant women in rural China short informational messages with integrated advice regarding both care-seeking and good home prenatal practices appears to reduce women’s likelihood of undergoing cesarean section. Reducing clear medical indications for cesarean section seems to be the strongest potential pathway of the effect. Cesarean section based on only maternal request did not seem to occur regularly in our study population. Preventing unnecessary cesarean section at present may have a long-term impact on future cesarean section rates. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02037087; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT02037087. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID) RR2-10.1136/bmjopen-2015-011016
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- Yanfang Su
- School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
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- The Children's Hospital and School of Public Health, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.,Nutrition Department, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, United States
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- School of Risk & Actuarial Studies and Centre of Excellence in Population Ageing Research (CEPAR), University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, China
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- School of Public Policy and Administration, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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Mu W, Huang YH, Chaumont A, Létourneau I, El-Chaar D, Xia T, Wu Wen S. Breast feeding after caesarean delivery on maternal request: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e038309. [PMID: 32792447 PMCID: PMC7430420 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 06/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Caesarean delivery under maternal request (CDMR) is a major factor contributing to the rising global rates of caesarean section (CS) procedure. The choice of CDMR without medical indications could provide a sense of assured safety by avoiding the experiences and complications of vaginal birth, and the risks related to an emergency CS. However, it might adversely influence women's breast feeding patterns and produce a long-lasting impact on maternal and neonatal health. This study aims to systematically review the current evidence relating to the effects of intentions of performing CDMR on breast feeding. METHODS AND ANALYSIS A comprehensive literature search will be performed in three English-language electronic databases, major clinical study registries and other sources for original studies reporting the breast feeding outcomes after a planned CDMR or vaginal delivery. The three databases Medline, Embase and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials will be searched via Ovid from inception to February 2020. Randomised controlled trials (RCTs), pseudo-RCTs, cohort studies and case-control studies on this topic will be included. Participants in the experimental or case group should meet the Robson criteria of classes 2B or 4B and have experienced planned CS undertaken for no maternal or foetal indication, whereas participants in the control group have undergone scheduled vaginal delivery. All kinds of breast feeding outcomes will be included. Meta-analyses will be attempted to provide an estimate of the pooled effect and will be stratified by different study designs. A qualitative description will be provided if quantitative synthesis proves to be fruitless. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION This study is a secondary literature review that does not need ethical approval. No primary data will be collected from the participants. Findings of this study will be presented at scientific conferences and be published in scientific journals. PROSPERO REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42020160303.
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- Wei Mu
- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
- OMNI Research Group, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- OMNI Research Group, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- OMNI Research Group, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- OMNI Research Group, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Reproductive Center, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, China
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- OMNI Research Group, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
- School of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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In the United Kingdom the law and medical guidance is supportive of women making choices in childbirth. NICE guidelines are explicit that a competent woman's informed request for MRCS (elective caesarean in the absence of any clinical indications) should be respected. However, in reality pregnant women are routinely denied MRCS. In this paper I consider whether there is sufficient justification for restricting MRCS. The physical and emotive significance of childbirth as an event in a woman's life cannot be understated. It is, therefore, concerning that women are having their wishes ignored, and we must ascertain whether the denial of agency is justifiable. To answer this question I first demonstrate that access to MRCS is a lottery in the UK. Second, I argue that there is nothing unique about pregnancy that displaces the ethical norm of respecting patents' sufficiently autonomous choices. Thus, the starting presumption is that all informed choices regarding MRCS should be respected. To ascertain whether any restriction of MRCS is justifiable the burden of proof must be placed on those who argue that MRCS is ethically impermissible. I argue that the most common justifications in the literature against MRCS are insufficient to displace the presumption in favour of autonomous choice in childbirth. I conclude that MRCS should be available to pregnant women, and we must strive to reduce the lottery in access to choice.
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Koch DM, Rattmann YD. Use of misoprostol in the treatment of postpartum hemorrhage: a pharmacoepidemiological approach. EINSTEIN-SAO PAULO 2019; 18:eAO5029. [PMID: 31721897 PMCID: PMC6896658 DOI: 10.31744/einstein_journal/2020ao5029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/27/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To characterize the use of the drug misoprostol for treatment of postpartum hemorrhage in pregnant women. METHODS A descriptive observational study was carried out with secondary data from pregnant women who used misoprostol to treat postpartum hemorrhage in a reference public maternity, from July 2015 to June 2017. Clinical and sociodemographic profiles of pregnant women, how misoprostol was used and success rate in controling postpartum hemorrhage were characterized. RESULTS A total of 717 prescriptions of misoprostol were identified. Of these, 10% were for treatment of postpartum hemorrhage. The majority of pregnant women were young adults, married, with complete high school education, white, residing in urban areas, multiparous (68.1%) and 25% had previous cesarean sections. The mean gestational age was 39 weeks and 51.4% had a cesarean section. There was prophylactic use of oxytocin in 47.2% of women. Treatment of postpartum hemorrhage was successful in 84.7% of women. Of these, 79.2% also used oxytocin and 54.2% methylergonovine. Only 13.5% of pregnant women had less than five prenatal visits, and the main cause of postpartum hemorrhage was uterine atony. There were 13 complications after hemorrhage, 15.3% required blood transfusion and there was one case of maternal death. CONCLUSION Misoprostol showed to be effective and safe for treating postpartum hemorrhage.
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Otkjaer AM, Jørgensen HL, Clausen TD, Krebs L. Maternal short-term complications after planned cesarean delivery without medical indication: A registry-based study. Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2019; 98:905-912. [PMID: 30698280 DOI: 10.1111/aogs.13549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The aim of this study was to compare short-term maternal outcomes in healthy primiparous women with uncomplicated pregnancies who delivered a singleton child at term by planned cesarean or planned vaginal delivery. MATERIAL AND METHODS Nationwide population-based cohort study of 145 821 low-risk primiparous women with healthy singletons in cephalic position in Denmark, 2008-2016. Data from the Medical Birth Register and the Danish National Patient Registry were linked and compared according to planned mode of delivery. Main outcome measures were major morbidity including maternal death, cardiac arrest, hysterectomy and thromboembolic disease. Minor maternal morbidity includes wound infection, postpartum fever, wound rupture and reoperation, bladder lesions, spinal headache and Ogilvie syndrome. Additionally, anal sphincter injuries were registered. RESULTS The study included 141 782 planned vaginal deliveries and 4039 planned cesarean deliveries. Severe maternal complications occurred in fewer than 1/4000 in both categories. Women with planned cesarean had a slightly higher risk of wound infections (0.17% vs 0.07%; P = 0.04). There were no significant differences in the remaining minor and major outcomes. Women with planned vaginal delivery had a 4.97% risk of obstetric anal sphincter injuries. CONCLUSIONS For healthy primiparous women, both planned vaginal delivery and planned cesarean delivery are highly safe procedures when the short-term maternal outcome is taken into account. Planned cesarean delivery is associated with a slightly increased risk of wound infection compared with planned vaginal delivery. Women with planned vaginal delivery had a 4.97% risk of obstetric anal sphincter injuries.
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- Astrid M Otkjaer
- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Holbaek Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Nordsjaellands Hospital, Hillerød, Denmark
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Holbaek Hospital, Holbaek, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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BACKGROUND Rates of cesarean delivery continue to increase among Hispanics, the largest minority group in the United States. Prior studies of the relationship between physical activity and cesarean delivery have been conflicting, limited by questionnaires not validated for pregnancy, and conducted primarily among non-Hispanic whites. METHODS We evaluated this association among participants (n = 1313) in Proyecto Buena Salud, a prospective cohort of Hispanic women conducted from 2006 to 2011. Physical activity was measured via the Pregnancy Physical Activity Questionnaire. RESULTS In total, 320 (24.4%) participants delivered via cesarean. In multivariable analyses, increasing levels of sedentary activity in mid/late pregnancy were associated with higher odds of cesarean delivery (odds ratio = 1.54; 95% confidence interval, 1.02-3.33; Ptrend = .05); however, there were no clear patterns between physical activity and cesarean delivery. When we repeated the analysis excluding planned cesarean deliveries (n = 126), high levels of prepregnancy moderate-intensity physical activity (odds ratio = 0.61; 95% confidence interval, 0.38-0.99) and increasing moderate-intensity physical activity in mid/late pregnancy (Ptrend = .03) were associated with reduction in odds. Increasing levels of household/caregiving physical activity in pre and mid/late pregnancy were associated with a 50% reduction in odds (Ptrend < .05). CONCLUSIONS In this prospective cohort of Hispanics, sedentary activity increased odds of cesarean delivery, and moderate-intensity and household/caregiving physical activity reduced odds of unplanned cesarean deliveries.
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Prado DS, Mendes RB, Gurgel RQ, Barreto IDDC, Cipolotti R, Gurgel RQ. The influence of mode of delivery on neonatal and maternal short and long-term outcomes. Rev Saude Publica 2018; 52:95. [PMID: 30517522 PMCID: PMC6280623 DOI: 10.11606/s1518-8787.2018052000742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of mode of delivery on breastfeeding incentive practices and on neonatal and maternal short and long-term complications. METHODS A cohort study was conducted between June 2015 and April 2016 with 768 puerperal women from 11 maternities in Sergipe, interviewed in the first 24 hours, 45-60 days and 6-8 months after delivery. Associations between breastfeeding incentive practices, neonatal and maternal, both short-term and late complications, and the exposure variables were evaluated by the relative risk (95%CI) and the Fisher exact test. RESULTS The C-section newborns had less skin-to-skin contact immediately after delivery (intrapartum C-section: 0.18, 95%CI 0.1-0.31 and elective C-section: 0.36, 95%CI 0.27-0.47) and less breastfeeding within one hour of birth (intrapartum C-section: 0.43, 95%CI 0.29-0.63 and elective C-section: 0.44, 95%CI 0.33-0.59). Newborns from elective C-section were less frequently breastfed in the delivery room 0.42 (95%CI 0.2-0.88) and roomed-in less 0.85 (95%CI 0.77-0.95). Women submitted to intrapartum C-section had greater risk of early complications 1.3 (95%CI 1.04-1.64, p = 0.037) and sexual dysfunction 1.68 (95%CI 1.14-2.48, p = 0.027). The frequency of neonatal complications, urinary incontinence and depression according to the mode of delivery was similar. CONCLUSIONS The C-section was negatively associated with breastfeeding incentive practices; in addition, C-section after labor increased the risk of early maternal complications and sexual dysfunction.
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- Universidade Federal de Sergipe. Departamento de Medicina. Aracaju, SE, Brasil
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A case-control study about foetal trauma during caesarean delivery. J Gynecol Obstet Hum Reprod 2018; 47:325-329. [PMID: 29793034 DOI: 10.1016/j.jogoh.2018.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2018] [Revised: 05/05/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The caesarean section rate is gradually increasing in most countries. The frequency of occurrence of foetal injury per birth is estimated to 1%. The majority of these injuries presents a low functional impact, but remains responsible for a significant neonatal morbidity. Even though the foetal risk factors are well documented in cases of vaginal birth, they have not been accurately identified for caesarean section. The aim of this study is to identify the risk factors for neonatal fracture during caesarean section. METHODS We conducted a retrospective case-control study comparing complicated caesarean sections foetal fracture with uncomplicated caesarean sections in a tertiary teaching hospital. We collected all the caesarean sections carried out between 1st January 2003 and 1st September 2015 and selected those the medical files of which presented a foetal fracture diagnosis. RESULTS We identified 10 fractures during the study period, including four skull fractures, three long bone fractures, three clavicle fractures. In all these cases there were no complications with a median perspective of six years (median=6, IQR=4). The push method, which is performed during a caesarean section at the second stage of labour, is identified as a risk factor for foetal trauma in our study (OR: 20.2 [2.8-116.85], p<0.01). A significant correlation was found between transverse lie and foetal trauma (OR: 16.67, CI [1.39; 123.18], p=0.0137). CONCLUSION Foetal trauma during caesarean delivery is a rare event for which the prognosis is most often favourable. Data in the literature on the subject are minimal. This study highlighted transverse lie and the push method as risks factors for foetal fractures during caesarean sections. This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.
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Predicting risk of pelvic floor disorders 12 and 20 years after delivery. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018; 218:222.e1-222.e19. [PMID: 29056536 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2017.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2017] [Revised: 10/01/2017] [Accepted: 10/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Little progress has been made in the prevention of pelvic floor disorders, despite their significant health and economic impact. The identification of women who are at risk remains a key element in targeting prevention and planning health resource allocation strategies. Although events around the time of childbirth are recognized clinically as important predictors, it is difficult to counsel women and to intervene around the time of childbirth because of an inability to convey a patient's risk accurately in the presence of multiple risk factors and the long time lapse, which is often decades, between obstetric events and the onset of pelvic floor disorders later in life. Prediction models and scoring systems have been used in other areas of medicine to identify patients who are at risk for chronic diseases. Models have been developed for use before delivery that predict short-term risk of pelvic floor disorders after childbirth, but no models that predict long-term risk exist. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to use variables that are known before and during childbirth to develop and validate prognostic models that will estimate the risks of these disorders 12 and 20 years after delivery. STUDY DESIGN Obstetric variables were collected from 2 cohorts: (1) women who gave birth in the United Kingdom and New Zealand (n=3763) and (2) women from the Swedish Medical Birth Register (n=4991). Pelvic floor disorders were self-reported 12 years after childbirth in the United Kingdom/New Zealand cohort and 20 years after childbirth in the Swedish Register. The cohorts were split so that data during the first half of the cohort's time period were used to fit prediction models, and validation was performed from the second half (temporal validation). Because there is currently no consensus on how to best define pelvic floor disorders from a patient's perspective, we chose to fit the data for each model using multiple outcome definitions for prolapse, urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, ≥1 pelvic floor disorder, and ≥2 pelvic floor disorders. Model accuracy was measured in the following manner: (1) by ranking an individual's risk among all subjects in the cohort (discrimination) with the use of a concordance index and (2) by observing whether the predicted probability was too high or low (calibration) at a range of predicted probabilities with the use of visual plots. RESULTS Models were able to discriminate between women who experienced bothersome symptoms or received treatment at 12 and 20 years, respectively, for pelvic organ prolapse (concordance indices, 0.570, 0.627), urinary incontinence (concordance indices, 0.653, 0.689), fecal incontinence (concordance indices, 0.618, 0.676), ≥1 pelvic floor disorders (concordance indices, 0.639, 0.675), and ≥2 pelvic floor disorders (concordance indices, 0.635, 0.619). Route of delivery and family history of each pelvic floor disorder were strong predictors in most models. Urinary incontinence before and during the index pregnancy was a strong predictor for the development of all pelvic floor disorders in most models 12 years after delivery. The 12- and 20-year bothersome symptoms or treatment for prolapse models were accurate when predictions were provided for risk from 0% to approximately 15%. The 12- and 20-year primiparous model began to over predict when risk rates reached 20%. When we predicted bothersome symptoms or treatment for urinary incontinence, the 12-year models were accurate when predictions ranged from approximately 5-60%; the 20-year primiparous models were accurate from 5% and 80%. For bothersome symptoms or treatment for fecal incontinence, the 12- and 20-year models were accurate from 1-15% risk and began to over predict at rates at >15% and 20%, respectively. CONCLUSION Models may provide an opportunity before birth to identify women who are at low risk of the development of pelvic floor disorders and may provide institute prevention strategies such as pelvic floor muscle training, weight control, or elective cesarean section for women who are at higher risk. Models are provided at http://riskcalc.org/UR_CHOICE/.
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Harvey MW, Braun B, Ertel KA, Pekow PS, Markenson G, Chasan-Taber L. Prepregnancy Body Mass Index, Gestational Weight Gain, and Odds of Cesarean Delivery in Hispanic Women. Obesity (Silver Spring) 2018; 26:185-192. [PMID: 29144057 PMCID: PMC5739939 DOI: 10.1002/oby.22048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2017] [Revised: 09/11/2017] [Accepted: 09/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate the association between prepregnancy body mass index (BMI), gestational weight gain (GWG), and cesarean delivery in Hispanics. METHODS We examined these associations among 1,215 participants in Proyecto Buena Salud, a prospective cohort of Hispanic women studied from 2006 to 2011. Prepregnancy BMI, GWG, and the mode of delivery were abstracted from medical records. RESULTS A quarter of the participants entered pregnancy with obesity, 23% delivered via cesarean, and 52% exceeded the Institute of Medicine guidelines for GWG. After adjusting for age, women with obesity had 2.03 times the odds of cesarean delivery compared with women with normal BMI (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.46-2.82); findings remained significant after adjusting for GWG. Women with excessive total GWG had 1.49 times the odds of cesarean delivery (95% CI: 1.06-2.10) compared with women who gained within guidelines. An excessive rate of third trimester GWG (standard deviation [SD] change in GWG per week) increased the odds of cesarean delivery (odds ratio = 1.66; 95% CI: 1.05-2.62), while an excessive rate of first and third trimester GWG was not associated with increased odds. CONCLUSIONS Obesity prior to pregnancy was associated with increased odds of cesarean delivery among Hispanics. Excessive GWG across pregnancy and an excessive rate of third trimester GWG were also associated with increased odds.
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- Megan W. Harvey
- Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Health & Exercise Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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- Boston University School of Medicine, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Biostatistics & Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA
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Câmara R, Burlá M, Ferrari J, Lima L, Amim J, Braga A, Rezende J. Cesarean section by maternal request. Rev Col Bras Cir 2017; 43:301-10. [PMID: 27679953 DOI: 10.1590/0100-69912016004002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2016] [Accepted: 06/09/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Cesarean section by maternal request is the one performed on a pregnant woman without medical indication and without contraindication to vaginal delivery. There is great controversy over requested cesarean section. Potential risks include complications in subsequent pregnancies, such as uterine rupture, placenta previa and accreta. Potential benefits of requested cesareans include a lower risk of postpartum hemorrhage in the first cesarean and fewer surgical complications compared with vaginal delivery. Cesarean section by request should never be performed before 39 weeks. RESUMO A cesariana a pedido materno é aquela realizada em uma gestante sem indicações médicas e sem contraindicação para tentativa do parto vaginal. Existe grande controvérsia sobre a realização da cesariana a pedido. Riscos potenciais da cesariana a pedido incluem complicações em gravidezes subsequentes, tais como: rotura uterina, placenta prévia e acretismo. Potenciais benefícios da cesariana a pedido englobam um menor risco de hemorragia pós-parto na primeira cesariana e menos complicações cirúrgicas quando comparada ao parto vaginal. A cesariana a pedido jamais deve ser realizada antes de 39 semanas.
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- Raphael Câmara
- - Institute of Gynecology, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- - Department of Maternal and Child Care, Faculty of Medicine, Federal Fluminense University, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil.,- Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- - Federal University of Rondônia, Porto Velho, RO, Brazil
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- - Department of Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- - Department of Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- - Department of Maternal and Child Care, Faculty of Medicine, Federal Fluminense University, Niteroi, RJ, Brazil.,- Department of Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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- - Department of Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil
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Otogara M, Karimi-Shahanjarini A, Hazavehei SMM, Poorolajal J, Radnia N, Akrami F, Bagheri F. Exploring perceptions of instructors about childbirth preparation training courses: A qualitative study. Electron Physician 2017; 9:4215-4224. [PMID: 28607658 PMCID: PMC5459295 DOI: 10.19082/4215] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Background Childbirth preparation training courses on maternal and neonatal health increase awareness, and capability of pregnant women in overcoming fear and anxiety and managing labor pains. Objective To identify the affecting factors and barriers of these courses from the perspective of their instructors. Methods This qualitative study of the content analysis type, has been conducted on 16 certified teachers of the training courses of the Hamadan city in 2015. Data were collected by semi-structured in-depth interviews and were then analyzed by using MAXQDA10 application. Results Participants’ experiences are indicated on three main themes including the objectives of the course, facilitators and barriers. The main objectives of the course were reported as to improve maternal and newborn health, promote natural childbirth and preparedness for parenting and breastfeeding. The main facilitators of the successful implementation include observing educational standards, strengthening the communication and relationship between mothers and staff, mobilization, and the role of instructor. The major barriers are reported as inadequate support from management system, insufficient intra-sector collaboration, poor attitude of obstetricians and physicians, inadequate access, theory-practice gap and not intended to labor naturally. Conclusion The results of our study show that multiple factors are involved in the participation of pregnant women in antenatal classes. Promoting natural childbirth requires intra-sector and inter-sectoral collaboration, as well as the community participation.
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- Marzieh Otogara
- Ph.D. Student of Health Education and Promotion, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Ph.D. of Health Education, Associate Professor, Social Determinates of Health Research Center and Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Ph.D. of Health Education, Professor, Research Center for Health Sciences and Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Ph.D. of Epidemiology, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- M.D., Gynecologist, Assistant Professor, Department of Gynecology, School of Medicine, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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- Ph.D. by Research Student, Medical Ethics and Law Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Ph.D. Student of Health Education and Promotion, Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
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Nooh AM, Abdeldayem HM, Arafa E, Shazly SA, Elsayed H, Mokhtar WA. Does implementing a regime of dexamethasone before planned cesarean section at term reduce admission with respiratory morbidity to neonatal intensive care unit? A randomized controlled trial. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2017; 31:614-620. [DOI: 10.1080/14767058.2017.1293026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- Ahmed Mohamed Nooh
- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Zagazig University Student’s Hospital, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Pediatrics & Neonatology Department, Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt
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- Pediatrics & Neonatology Department, Zagazig University Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig, Egypt
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High weight gain during pregnancy increases the risk for emergency caesarean section - Population-based data from the Swedish Maternal Health Care Register 2011-2012. SEXUAL & REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHCARE 2016; 11:47-52. [PMID: 28159128 DOI: 10.1016/j.srhc.2016.08.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2016] [Revised: 08/27/2016] [Accepted: 08/29/2016] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim was to investigate maternal background factors' significance in relation to risk of elective and emergency caesarean sections (CS) in Sweden. STUDY DESIGN Population-based, retrospective, cross-sectional study. The Swedish Maternal Health Care Register (MHCR) is a national quality register that collects data on pregnancy, delivery and postpartum period. All women registered in MHCR 2011 to 2012 were included in the study sample (N = 178,716). MAIN OUTCOMES The risk of elective and emergency caesarean section in relation to age, parity, education, country of origin, weight in early pregnancy and weight gain during pregnancy was calculated in logistic regression models. RESULTS Multiparous women demonstrated a doubled risk of elective CS compared to primiparous women, but their risk for emergency CS was halved. Overweight and obesity at enrolment in antenatal care increased the risk for emergency CS, irrespective of parity. Weight gain above recommended international levels (Institute of Medicine, IOM) during pregnancy increased the risk for emergency CS for women with normal weight, overweight or obesity. CONCLUSION There is a need of national guidelines on recommended weight gain during pregnancy in Sweden. We suggest that the usefulness of the IOM guidelines for weight gain during pregnancy should be evaluated in the Swedish context.
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İlhan G, Verit Atmaca FF, Eken M, Tavukçuoğlu Z, Özel A, Özdemir M, Güngör ES. What is Turkish women's opinion about vaginal delivery? Turk J Obstet Gynecol 2015; 12:75-78. [PMID: 28913047 PMCID: PMC5558380 DOI: 10.4274/tjod.59913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2015] [Accepted: 05/24/2015] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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Objective: To determine Turkish women’s opinion about vaginal birth. Materials and Methods: This prospective cohort study was conducted in Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Süleymaniye Maternity Research and Training Hospital in İstanbul, Turkey, between February 2015 and April 2015. The participants of this study were 100 primiparous pregnant women who had vaginal deliveries. The women were interviewed face-to-face after the birth. Data were collected through a socio-demographic and clinical questionnaire. Results: Ninety percent of the women reported vaginal birth as the ideal mode of delivery route; a minority of the women (10%) had decided on cesarean birth before having a vaginal birth. Anxiety of pain was the major factor that influenced choice of delivery type before giving birth. After vaginal birth, 84% of women were satisfied with vaginal birth and reported that they would prefer vaginal birth for their next pregnancy. However, 16% reported that they would prefer cesarean birth for their next pregnancy due to pain of labor, pain of episiotomy, anxiety, and prolonged duration of labor. Conclusion: The results suggest the majority of women prefer to give birth vaginally and reported vaginal birth as the ideal choice.
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- Gülşah İlhan
- Süleymaniye Maternity Research and Training Hospital, Clinic of Obstetric and Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Süleymaniye Maternity Research and Training Hospital, Clinic of Obstetric and Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Zeynep Kamil Educational and Research Hospital, Clinic of Obstetric and Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Süleymaniye Maternity Research and Training Hospital, Clinic of Obstetric and Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Süleymaniye Maternity Research and Training Hospital, Clinic of Obstetric and Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Süleymaniye Maternity Research and Training Hospital, Clinic of Obstetric and Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey
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- Süleymaniye Maternity Research and Training Hospital, Clinic of Obstetric and Gynecology, İstanbul, Turkey
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Liu X, Landon MB, Cheng W, Chen Y. Cesarean delivery on maternal request in China: what are the risks and benefits? Am J Obstet Gynecol 2015; 212:817.e1-9. [PMID: 25640048 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.01.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2014] [Revised: 12/08/2014] [Accepted: 01/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to describe the risks and benefits of cesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR) in a Chinese population. STUDY DESIGN A retrospective cohort study of mode of delivery was conducted at the largest obstetric center in Shanghai, China, from 2007-2013. Eligibility criteria included singleton term nulliparous women with vertex presentation; women with major fetal anomalies or stillbirth before labor were excluded. RESULTS A total of 66,226 women were included in the analysis: 40,560 women (61.2%) had planned vaginal birth, with 32,833 spontaneous vaginal deliveries (80.9%), 4990 intrapartum CDs (12.3%), and 2737 assisted vaginal deliveries (6.7%). A total of 16,333 women (24.7%) underwent CDMR. We observed no significant difference between the CDMR and planned vaginal delivery groups in the frequencies of maternal intensive care unit admission (0.2% vs 0.2%), severe postpartum hemorrhage (0.5% vs 0.5%), maternal infection (1.3% vs 1.3%), organ injuries (0.4‰ vs 0.5‰), and thromboembolic disorders (0.1‰ vs 0.1‰). The perinatal mortality rate was similar in the 2 groups (0.4‰ vs 0.6‰; adjusted odds ratio, 0.51; 95% confidence interval, 0.20-1.30; P = .159). The frequencies of birth trauma (0.2‰ vs 1.1‰), neonatal infection (0.4% vs 0.7%), hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (0.4‰ vs 1.8‰), and meconium aspiration syndrome (0.2‰ vs 0.6‰) were lower; the frequency of respiratory-distress syndrome (0.6% vs 0.4%) was higher in the CDMR group. CONCLUSION Compared with nulliparous women who tried vaginal delivery, women who underwent CDMR had similar short-term maternal outcomes with some neonatal benefit.
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- Xiaohua Liu
- Department of Obstetrics, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University. Shanghai, China.
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- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH
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- Department of Obstetrics, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University. Shanghai, China
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- Department of Obstetrics, International Peace Maternity and Child Health Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University. Shanghai, China
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OBJECTIVE To examine relationships among parity, mode of delivery, and other parturition-related factors with women's sexual function later in life. METHODS Self-administered questionnaires examined sexual desire, activity, satisfaction, and problems in a multiethnic cohort of women aged 40 years and older with at least one past childbirth event. Trained abstractors obtained information on parity, mode of delivery, and other parturition-related factors from archived records. Multivariable regression models examined associations with sexual function controlling for age, race or ethnicity, partner status, diabetes, and general health. RESULTS Among 1,094 participants, mean (standard deviation) age was 56.3 (±8.7) years, 568 (43%) were racial or ethnic minorities (214 African American, 171 Asian, and 183 Latina), and 963 (88%) were multiparous. Fifty-six percent (n=601) reported low sexual desire; 53% (n=577) reported less than monthly sexual activity, and 43% (n=399) reported low overall sexual satisfaction. Greater parity was not associated with increased risk of reporting low sexual desire (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 1.08, confidence interval [CI] 0.96-1.21 per each birth), less than monthly sexual activity (adjusted OR 1.05, CI 0.93-1.20 per each birth), or low sexual satisfaction (adjusted OR 0.96, CI 0.85-1.09 per each birth). Compared with vaginal delivery alone, women with a history of cesarean delivery were not significantly more likely to report low desire (adjusted OR 0.71, CI 0.34-1.47), less than monthly sexual activity (adjusted OR 1.03, CI 0.46-2.32), or low sexual satisfaction (adjusted OR 0.57, CI 0.26-1.22). Women with a history of operative-assisted delivery were more likely to report low desire (adjusted OR 1.38, CI 1.04-1.83). CONCLUSIONS Among women with at least one childbirth event, parity and mode of delivery are not major determinants of sexual desire, activity, or satisfaction later in life. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE II.
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Petrou S, Khan K. An overview of the health economic implications of elective caesarean section. APPLIED HEALTH ECONOMICS AND HEALTH POLICY 2013; 11:561-76. [PMID: 24155076 DOI: 10.1007/s40258-013-0063-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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The caesarean section rate has continued to increase in most industrialised countries, which raises a number of economic concerns. This review provides an overview of the health economic implications of elective caesarean section. It provides a succinct summary of the health consequences associated with elective caesarean section for both the infant and the mother over the perinatal period and beyond. It highlights factors that complicate our understanding of the health consequences of elective caesarean section, including inconsistencies in definitions and coding of the procedure, failure to adopt an intention-to-treat principle when drawing comparisons, and the widespread reliance on observational data. The paper then summarises the economic costs associated with elective caesarean section. Evidence is presented to suggest that planned caesarean section may be less costly than planned vaginal birth in some clinical contexts, for example where the singleton fetus lies in a breech position at term. In contrast, elective caesarean section (or caesarean section as a whole) appears to be more costly than vaginal delivery (either spontaneous or instrumented) in low-risk or unselected populations. The paper proceeds with an overview of economic evaluations associated with elective caesarean section. All are currently based on decision-analytic models. Evidence is presented to suggest that planned trial of labour (attempted vaginal birth) following a previous caesarean section appears to be a more cost-effective option than elective caesarean section, although its cost effectiveness is dependent upon the probability of successful vaginal delivery. There is conflicting evidence on the cost effectiveness of maternal request caesareans when compared with trial of labour. The paucity of evidence on the value pregnant women, clinicians and other groups in society place on the option of elective caesarean section is highlighted. Techniques that might be used to elicit preferences for elective caesarean section and its attributes are outlined. The review concludes with directions for future research in this area.
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- Stavros Petrou
- Clinical Trials Unit, Gibbet Hill Road, Division of Health Sciences, Warwick Medical School, The University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, UK,
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Huebner M, Gramlich NK, Rothmund R, Nappi L, Abele H, Becker S. Fecal incontinence after obstetric anal sphincter injuries. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2013; 121:74-7. [PMID: 23312400 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2012] [Revised: 10/18/2012] [Accepted: 12/12/2012] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine obstetric variables associated with the long-term prevalence of flatal and/or fecal incontinence among women who sustained obstetric anal sphincter injuries (OASIS). METHODS In a retrospective study of women who gave birth between January 1974 and December 1983 at the University Women's Hospital, Tuebingen, Germany, women with OASIS (n=460) were identified on the basis of chart review. Eligible women were recruited to participate in a telephone interview regarding symptoms and their retrospective preference about elective cesarean delivery. RESULTS The records of 20 999 deliveries, including all modes of delivery, within the 10-year study period were reviewed, and 99 women who sustained OASIS agreed to participate. The mean follow-up was 27.5±2.4 years. Among the participants, 39.4% reported fecal or flatal incontinence. Operative vaginal delivery (forceps and/or vacuum) was significantly associated with fecal but not flatal incontinence (odds ratio, 3.27; 95% confidence interval, 1.12-9.56, P=0.026). Only 9% of women with flatal incontinence and 13% of women with fecal incontinence would have opted retrospectively for cesarean delivery. CONCLUSION Operative vaginal delivery was significantly associated with fecal but not flatal incontinence. No other obstetric variables tested were associated with the long-term prevalence of fecal or flatal incontinence.
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- Markus Huebner
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany
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Robson M, Hartigan L, Murphy M. Methods of achieving and maintaining an appropriate caesarean section rate. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol 2012; 27:297-308. [PMID: 23127896 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2012.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Caesarean section rates continue to increase worldwide. The appropriate caesarean section rate remains a topic of debate among women and professionals. Evidence-based medicine has not provided an answer and depends on interpretation of the literature. Overall caesarean section rates are unhelpful, and caesarean section rates should not be judged in isolation from other outcomes and epidemiological characteristics. Better understanding of caesarean section rates, their consequences and their benefits will improve care, and enable learning between delivery units nationally and internationally. To achieve and maintain an appropriate caesarean section rate requires a Multidisciplinary Quality Assurance Programme in each delivery unit, recognising caesarean section rates as one of many factors that determine quality. Women will always choose the type of delivery that seems safest to them and their babies. Professionals need to monitor the quality of their practice continuously in a standardised way to ensure that women can make the right choice.
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- Michael Robson
- National Maternity Hospital, Holles Street, Dublin 2, Ireland.
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The impact of cesarean delivery on pelvic floor dysfunction in lysyl oxidase like-1 knockout mice. Female Pelvic Med Reconstr Surg 2012; 16:21-30. [PMID: 22453086 DOI: 10.1097/spv.0b013e3181d00035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVE : Lysyl oxidase like-1 (LOXL1) knockout mice have abnormal elastic fiber homeostasis and frequently develop pelvic floor dysfunction after pregnancy and delivery. The objective of this study was to test the hypothesis that tissue changes associated with vaginal delivery lead to pelvic floor dysfunction as a result of abnormal elastic fiber homeostasis. METHODS : Female LOXL1 knockout mice delivered either spontaneously or by cesarean delivery. Mice were assessed weekly for pelvic organ prolapse (POP). At 12 weeks postpartum, lower urinary tract function was assessed by cystometry and leak-point pressure testing. Urethrovaginal cross-sections were analyzed using a histologic grading scale to assess elastin fiber disorganization. RESULTS : A total of 39 mice delivered by spontaneous vaginal delivery and 36 by cesarean delivery. Twelve weeks after spontaneous vaginal delivery or cesarean delivery, 23 (59%) and 11 (31%) mice had developed POP, respectively. The mean time to develop POP was 7.2 weeks after spontaneous vaginal delivery and 10.5 weeks after cesarean delivery (log rank, P = 0.0008). The Cox proportional hazard ratio was 0.55 (95% confidence interval, 0.38-0.79). Mice with POP had increased frequency of bladder contractions not associated with voiding during cystometry (P = 0.02). POP, but not mode of delivery, was associated with increased elastic fiber disorganization. CONCLUSIONS : Cesarean delivery delays the development of POP in LOXL1 knockout mice. POP is associated with increased bladder contraction frequency and increased elastic fiber disorganization in the urethra and vagina. The mechanisms underlying these findings warrant further investigation.
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Wu JM, Viswanathan M, Ivy JS. A Conceptual Framework for Future Research on Mode of Delivery. Matern Child Health J 2011; 16:1447-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0910-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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McIntyre MJ, Chapman Y, Francis K. Hidden costs associated with the universal application of risk management in maternity care. AUST HEALTH REV 2011; 35:211-5. [PMID: 21612736 DOI: 10.1071/ah10919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2010] [Accepted: 09/30/2010] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This paper presents a critical analysis of risk management in maternity care and the hidden costs associated with the practice in healthy women. Issues of quality and safety are driving an increased emphasis by health services on risk management in maternity care. Medical risk in pregnancy is known to benefit 15% or less of all pregnancies. Risk management applied to the remaining 85% of healthy women results in the management of risk in the absence of risk. The health cost to mothers and babies and the economic burden on the overall health system of serious morbidity has been omitted from calculations comparing costs of uncomplicated caesarean birth and uncomplicated vaginal birth. The understanding that elective caesarean birth is cost-neutral when compared to a normal vaginal birth has misled practitioners and contributed to over use of the practice. For the purpose of informing the direction of maternity service policy it is necessary to expose the effect the overuse of medical intervention has on the overall capacity of the healthcare system to absorb the increasing demand for operating theatre resources in the absence of clinical need.
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- Meredith J McIntyre
- School of Nursing & Midwifery, Monash University, Peninsula Campus, McMahons Road, Frankston, VIC 3199, Australia.
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This article focuses on the prevention, identification, and management of urinary and fecal incontinence in the perinatal period. Both urinary and fecal incontinence are common concerns affecting women throughout pregnancy, intrapartum, and postpartum. These are the problems that are not approached by healthcare providers during the initial antepartal assessment, nor are they fully investigated after delivery. Many women hesitate to disclose this information. Women tend to consider this to be a minor discomfort of pregnancy and a consequence resulting from childbirth in the postpartum period. Intervention strategies and nursing care components in the perinatal period will be presented.
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Kudish B, Mehta S, Kruger M, Russell E, Sokol RJ. Delivery route preferences of urban women of low socioeconomic status. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2010; 111:28-31. [PMID: 20579999 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2010.04.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2010] [Revised: 04/19/2010] [Accepted: 05/24/2010] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify the main determinants of mode of delivery preference among urban dwelling women of lower socioeconomic status (SES). METHODS Over a 12-month period, a self-completion 36-item questionnaire was administered to a convenience sample of 308 women within the first 3 postpartum days. Non-parametric tests were used for analysis. RESULTS Study participants were mostly African American (>85%), single mothers (>75%), and unemployed (≥55%). Among the women, 85.7% had vaginal delivery (VD) and 14.3% had cesarean delivery (CD). Women who preferred CD (10%) were more likely to be concerned about a vaginal tear/episiotomy during VD, forceps, and a "big" baby compared with women who preferred VD, for whom "pushing the baby out myself" and "fear of cesarean" were the most important factors. In the final model of 7 factors, the 3 main factors found to positively impact maternal preference for CD were a vaginal cut during VD (P<0.001), higher mean BMI (P=0.001), and cesarean as the most recent delivery type (P<0.001). The total explained variance by this model was 46%. CONCLUSIONS Short-term complications of a VD, higher BMI, and a previous cesarean delivery are the most significant factors that impact the preferences of women of lower SES for future mode of delivery.
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- Bela Kudish
- Division of Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Washington Hospital Center, Washington DC 20010-2975, USA.
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Fertility After Cesarean Delivery Among Somali-Born Women Resident in the USA. J Immigr Minor Health 2010; 13:494-9. [DOI: 10.1007/s10903-010-9362-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine whether planned route of delivery leads to differences in neonatal morbidity. STUDY DESIGN Analysis was based on planned route of delivery, not actual route of delivery. A total of 4048 subjects were divided into two groups: planned vaginal delivery and planned cesarean delivery. Primary outcomes were neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission, respiratory morbidity and neurologic morbidity. RESULT There were 3868 planned vaginal and 180 planned cesarean deliveries. Planned vaginal delivery had decreased NICU admission (P<0.0001), oxygen resuscitation (P=0.001) and jaundice (P<0.0001) but increased meconium passage (P<0.0001) and 1 min Apgar <or=5 (P=0.02). After multivariable regression, NICU admission remained lower and meconium passage remained higher in the planned vaginal group. CONCLUSION Planned vaginal delivery led to more meconium passage and low 1 min Apgar but less NICU admissions, oxygen resuscitation and jaundice. Multicenter trials are needed to assess rare but serious outcomes based on planned route of delivery.
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Legendre G, Tassel J, Salomon LJ, Fauconnier A, Bader G. [Impact of twin gestation on the risk of postpartum stress incontinence]. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2010; 38:238-43. [PMID: 20362483 DOI: 10.1016/j.gyobfe.2010.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2009] [Accepted: 02/05/2010] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To study twin pregnancy and delivery as a risk factor for developing postpartum stress urinary incontinence (SUI). PATIENTS AND METHODS Retrospective single centre study comparing 117 patients who have delivered twins to 117 patients who have given birth to singletons, between January 2003 and December 2005 in a tertiary maternal-foetal medicine unit. The risk factors associated with the onset of postpartum SUI, its severity, and its impact on the quality of life were studied. RESULTS Sixty patients in the twin pregnancy group and 59 in the singleton pregnancy group have answered an auto-questionnaire and were included in the study. The medium-term follow-up of the patient was 20.2 months+/-10.1. The prevalence of SUI in the total population was 30%. The rate was significantly higher in the "twin" group (40%) than in the "singleton" group (20%) (p=0.03). Twin gestation was significantly associated with postpartum SUI for more than 20 months after delivery (OR=2.6 [1.1-5.9]). The univariate analysis found six other risk factors: prenatal urinary incontinence (OR=4.2 [1.7-10.4]), BMI greater than 30 (OR=6.3 [1.2-34.1]), labour duration greater than 8h (OR=4.8 [1.6-14.5]), fundal uterine pressure (OR=4.5 [1.1-18.3]), total intrauterine foetal weight (p=0.003), and immediate postpartum urinary incontinence (OR=12.9 [5-33.5]). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION The vaginal delivery of two successive foetuses does not seem more purveyor of SUI than caesarean. In twin pregnancies, the high rate of postpartum SUI appears to be related to total intrauterine weight.
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- Unité de chirurgie gynécologique, service de gynécologie obstétrique et médecine de la reproduction, centre hospitalier intercommunal de Poissy/Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Poissy, France
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Buyukbayrak EE, Kaymaz O, Kars B, Karsidag AYK, Bektas E, Unal O, Turan C. Caesarean delivery or vaginal birth: Preference of Turkish pregnant women and influencing factors. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2010; 30:155-8. [DOI: 10.3109/01443610903461436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Xu X, Ivy JS, Patel DA, Patel SN, Smith DG, Ransom SB, Fenner D, Delancey JOL. Pelvic floor consequences of cesarean delivery on maternal request in women with a single birth: a cost-effectiveness analysis. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2010; 19:147-60. [PMID: 20088671 PMCID: PMC2828240 DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2009.1404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The potential benefit in preventing pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) is a frequently cited reason for requesting or performing cesarean delivery on maternal request (CDMR). However, for primigravid women without medical/obstetric indications, the lifetime cost-effectiveness of CDMR remains unknown, particularly with regard to lifelong pelvic floor consequences. Our objective was to assess the cost-effectiveness of CDMR in comparison to trial of labor (TOL) for primigravid women without medical/obstetric indications with a single childbirth over their lifetime, while explicitly accounting for the management of PFD throughout the lifetime. METHODS We used Monte Carlo simulation of a decision model containing 249 chance events and 101 parameters depicting lifelong maternal and neonatal outcomes in the following domains: actual mode of delivery, emergency hysterectomy, transient maternal morbidity and mortality, perinatal morbidity and mortality, and the lifelong management of PFDs. Parameter estimates were obtained from published literature. The analysis was conducted from a societal perspective. All costs and quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs) were discounted to the present value at childbirth. RESULTS The estimated mean cost and QALYs were $14,259 (95% confidence interval [CI] $8,964-$24,002) and 58.21 (95% CI 57.43-58.67) for CDMR and $13,283 (95% CI $7,861-$23,829) and 57.87 (95% CI 56.97-58.46) for TOL over the combined lifetime of the mother and the child. Parameters related to PFDs play an important role in determining cost and quality of life. CONCLUSIONS When a woman without medical/obstetric indications has only one childbirth in her lifetime, cost-effectiveness analysis does not reveal a clearly preferable mode of delivery.
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- Xiao Xu
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
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Weiss M, Fawcett J, Aber C. Adaptation, postpartum concerns, and learning needs in the first two weeks after caesarean birth. J Clin Nurs 2009; 18:2938-48. [PMID: 19821872 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02942.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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AIMS The purpose of this Roy Adaptation Model-based study was to describe women's physical, emotional, functional and social adaptation; postpartum concerns; and learning needs during the first two weeks following caesarean birth and identify relevant nursing interventions. BACKGROUND Studies of caesarean-delivered women indicated a trend toward normalisation of the caesarean birth experience. Escalating caesarean birth rates mandate continued study of contemporary caesarean-delivered women. DESIGN Mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) descriptive research design. METHODS Nursing students collected data from 233 culturally diverse caesarean-delivered women in urban areas of the Midwestern and Northeastern USA between 2002-2004. The focal stimulus was the planned or unplanned caesarean birth; contextual stimuli were cultural identity and parity. Adaptation was measured by open-ended interview questions, fixed choice questionnaires about postpartum concerns and learning needs and nurse assessment of post-discharge problems. Potential interventions were identified using the Omaha System Intervention Scheme. RESULTS More positive than negative responses were reported for functional and social adaptation than for physical and emotional adaptation. Women with unplanned caesarean births and primiparous women reported less favourable adaptation than planned caesarean mothers and multiparas. Black women reported lower social adaptation, Hispanic women had more role function concerns and Black and Hispanic women had more learning needs than White women. Post-discharge nursing assessments revealed that actual problems accounted for 40% of identified actual or potential problems or needs. Health teaching was the most commonly recommended postpartum intervention strategy followed by case management, treatment and surveillance interventions. CONCLUSIONS Caesarean-delivered women continue to experience some problems with adapting to childbirth. Recommended intervention strategies reflect the importance of health teaching following hospital discharge. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE Women who experience caesarean birth require comprehensive assessment during the early postpartum period. Nurses should devise strategies to continue care services for these women following hospital discharge.
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- Marianne Weiss
- Marquette University College of Nursing, Milwaukee, WI 53201-1881, USA.
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JAMES AH, HOOTS K. The optimal mode of delivery for the haemophilia carrier expecting an affected infant is caesarean delivery. Haemophilia 2009; 16:420-4. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2009.02142.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Romano AM. Deconstruction junction: how to separate the good evidence from the bad (from the ugly). J Perinat Educ 2009; 18:49-55. [PMID: 19936113 DOI: 10.1624/105812409x474717] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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In this column, the author reprises recent selections from the Lamaze International research blog, Science & Sensibility. Each selection discusses a new study that demonstrates the need to look closely at research articles to avoid being misled. Examples include new research on the effectiveness of intrapartum antibiotics for preventing early onset Group B streptococcal disease in newborns, a recent study on the incidence of infection after cesarean surgery and vaginal birth, and a new study demonstrating long-term benefits of skin-to-skin contact between the mother and infant after birth.
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- Amy M Romano
- AMY ROMANO is a midwife, author, and advocate for mother-friendly maternity care. She has analyzed, summarized, and critiqued research for the Lamaze International community since 2004 and is currently co-authoring the second edition of Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities with Henci Goer. Romano is also a practicing home- and hospital-based midwife in Connecticut
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Dahlgren LS, von Dadelszen P, Christilaw J, Janssen PA, Lisonkova S, Marquette GP, Liston RM. Caesarean Section on Maternal Request: Risks and Benefits in Healthy Nulliparous Women and Their Infants. JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY CANADA 2009; 31:808-817. [DOI: 10.1016/s1701-2163(16)34299-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Jain NJ, Kruse LK, Demissie K, Khandelwal M. Impact of mode of delivery on neonatal complications: Trends between 1997 and 2005. J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2009; 22:491-500. [DOI: 10.1080/14767050902769982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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De Luca R, Boulvain M, Irion O, Berner M, Pfister RE. Incidence of early neonatal mortality and morbidity after late-preterm and term cesarean delivery. Pediatrics 2009; 123:e1064-71. [PMID: 19482739 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-2407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 131] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the age-stratified risk of intrapartum and neonatal mortality as well as morbidities of clinical relevance after elective cesarean delivery (ECD). METHODS This work was a cohort study including 56 549 prospectively recorded late-preterm and term deliveries. We analyzed the effect of cesarean delivery (CD) before the onset of labor on the following multiple neonatal outcomes before hospital discharge, compared with planned vaginal delivery (PVD) and emergency CD: mortality, birth depression, special care admission, and respiratory morbidity. We adjusted for confounders by multivariate analysis and stratified the risk according to gestational age (GA). RESULTS Mortality and morbidities had a strong GA-related trend with the lowest incidences consistently found between 38 and 40 weeks of gestation independent of delivery mode. Compared with infants delivered via PVD, infants delivered via ECD had significantly higher rates of mortality (adjusted risk ratio [aRR]: 2.1), risk of special care admission (aRR: 1.4), and respiratory morbidity (aRR: 1.8) but not of depression at birth (aRR: 1.1). Compared with emergency CD, newborns delivered via ECD had less depression at birth (aRR: 0.6) and admission to special care (aRR: 0.8), but mortality (aRR: 0.8) and respiratory morbidity (aRR: 1.0) rates were similar. CONCLUSIONS Gestational age-specific risk estimates are lowest between 38 and 40 weeks and should be included in the informed-consent process. The information should also be used to allow for appropriate preparation with respect to adequate staff and equipment. ECD is consistently associated with increased intrapartum and neonatal mortality, risk of admission, and respiratory morbidity compared with PVD and has no advantage over emergency CD in terms of mortality. Neonatal morbidities are lower after ECD than emergency CD only with term births. Our data provide evidence that ECD should not be performed before term.
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- Roberta De Luca
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Geneva, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland
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Sword W, Watt S, Krueger P, Thabane L, Landy CK, Farine D, Swinton M. The Ontario Mother and Infant Study (TOMIS) III: a multi-site cohort study of the impact of delivery method on health, service use, and costs of care in the first postpartum year. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2009; 9:16. [PMID: 19397827 PMCID: PMC2688481 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2393-9-16] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2009] [Accepted: 04/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The caesarean section rate continues to rise globally. A caesarean section is inarguably the preferred method of delivery when there is good evidence that a vaginal delivery may unduly risk the health of a woman or her infant. Any decisions about delivery method in the absence of clear medical indication should be based on knowledge of outcomes associated with different childbirth methods. However, there is lack of sold evidence of the short-term and long-term risks and benefits of a planned caesarean delivery compared to a planned vaginal delivery. It also is important to consider the economic aspects of caesarean sections, but very little attention has been given to health care system costs that take into account services used by women for themselves and their infants following hospital discharge. METHODS AND DESIGN The Ontario Mother and Infant Study III is a prospective cohort study to examine relationships between method of delivery and maternal and infant health, service utilization, and cost of care at three time points during the year following postpartum hospital discharge. Over 2500 women were recruited from 11 hospitals across the province of Ontario, Canada, with data collection occurring between April 2006 and October 2008. Participants completed a self-report questionnaire in hospital and structured telephone interviews at 6 weeks, 6 months, and 12 months after discharge. Data will be analyzed using generalized estimating equation, a special generalized linear models technique. A qualitative descriptive component supplements the survey approach, with the goal of assisting in interpretation of data and providing explanations for trends in the findings. DISCUSSION The findings can be incorporated into patient counselling and discussions about the advantages and disadvantages of different delivery methods, potentially leading to changes in preferences and practices. In addition, the findings will be useful to hospital- and community-based postpartum care providers, managers, and administrators in guiding risk assessment and early intervention strategies. Finally, the research findings can provide the basis for policy modification and implementation strategies to improve outcomes and reduce costs of care.
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
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- School of Social Work, McMaster University, 1280 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4M4, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
- St. Joseph's Health System Research Network, 99 Wayne Gretzky Parkway, Suite 105, Brantford, Ontario, N3S 6T6, Canada
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 3Z5, Canada
- Biostatistics Unit, St Joseph's Healthcare, 50 Charlton Avenue East, Hamilton, Ontario, L8N 4A6, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, 600 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1X5, Canada
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- School of Nursing, Faculty of Health Sciences, McMaster University, 1200 Main Street West, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8N 3Z5
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The Prognosis for Spontaneous Labor in Women With Uncomplicated Term Pregnancies. Obstet Gynecol 2009; 113:812-816. [DOI: 10.1097/aog.0b013e31819c82cc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Quiroz LH, Chang H, Blomquist JL, Okoh YK, Handa VL. Scheduled cesarean delivery: maternal and neonatal risks in primiparous women in a community hospital setting. Am J Perinatol 2009; 26:271-7. [PMID: 19021093 PMCID: PMC3207639 DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1103155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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We compared the short-term maternal and neonatal outcomes of women who deliver by cesarean without labor compared with women who deliver by cesarean after labor or by vaginal birth. This was a retrospective cohort study of women delivering a first baby from 1998 to 2002. Hospital discharge diagnostic coding identified unlabored cesarean deliveries (UCDs), labored cesarean deliveries (LCDs), and vaginal births (VBs). Medical records were abstracted and mode of delivery confirmed. The three outcomes of interest were maternal bleeding complications, maternal febrile morbidity, and neonatal respiratory complications. Using logistic regression for each outcome, we investigated whether mode of delivery was associated with the outcome, independent of other factors. The study groups included 513 UCDs, 261 LCDs, and 251 VBs. Compared with the UCD group, the adjusted odds of bleeding complications was higher in the LCD comparison group (odds ratio [OR] 2.3; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.21, 4.53) and the VB comparison group (OR 1.96; 95% CI 0.95, 4.02). The incidence of febrile morbidity was similar for both cesarean groups but lower in the VB group. Both comparison groups had lower odds of neonatal complications than the UCD group (OR for LCD comparison group 0.52; 95% CI 0.27, 0.95 and OR for VB comparison group 0.26; 95% CI 0.098, 0.59). Scheduled cesarean is associated with increased odds of neonatal respiratory complications but decreased odds of maternal bleeding complications.
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21224, USA.
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Heinzmann A, Brugger M, Engels C, Prömpeler H, Superti-Furga A, Strauch K, Krueger M. Risk factors of neonatal respiratory distress following vaginal delivery and caesarean section in the German population. Acta Paediatr 2009; 98:25-30. [PMID: 19086941 DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01150.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND The incidence of caesarean section (CS) is steadily rising world-wide. In particular, CS on maternal demand is performed more frequently. In parts, this might be due to insufficient information of pregnant women about neonatal risks of CS. We sought to specify neonatal outcomes following different modes of delivery, i.e. vaginal delivery, primary CS and secondary CS and to define risk factors for respiratory morbidity and hospitalization. METHODS We analysed 2073 births (gestational age > 35 weeks) during a two-year period at a tertiary obstetric and neonatal centre in Germany. Statistical analyses were performed for single parameters by SPSS as well as by logistic regression to account for possible confounders. Furthermore, extensive model calculation was done. RESULTS Respiratory morbidity was increased following primary and secondary CS (p = 0.001). By multiple logistic regression, the strongest effect on respiratory symptoms was seen with gestational age, each week more in utero reducing the risk by an odds ratio (OR) of 0.69 (95% CI: [0.61; 0.79]; p = 1.9 x 10(-8)). Furthermore, a significant interaction between mode of delivery and gestational age was found for the risk of respiratory symptoms (p = 0.0035). CONCLUSION For every eight newborns delivered by primary CS one more than expected with vaginal delivery is hospitalized. It is highly relevant to recognize that each week of gestational age reduces the risk of respiratory symptoms, especially if primary CS is performed. The higher rate of respiratory morbidity and neonatal admission following CS should be clearly recognized in counselling of pregnant women.
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- Andrea Heinzmann
- Centre for Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Freiburg, Mathildenstrasse 1, Freiburg, Germany.
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Lee YM, D'Alton ME. Cesarean delivery on maternal request: the impact on mother and newborn. Clin Perinatol 2008; 35:505-18, x. [PMID: 18952018 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2008.07.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Mothers should be counseled that the most concerning risks related to maternal request cesarean delivery are neonatal respiratory morbidity and those that may affect the mother's future reproductive health, including life-threatening conditions, such as placenta accreta. The literature suggests that overall risks of maternal complications with cesarean delivery on maternal request are slightly lower than a trial of vaginal delivery and are primarily driven by the avoidance of unplanned or emergent cesarean deliveries and their associated increased rate of complications. When addressing risks and benefits with patients, there are three areas of importance. First, the risks for neonatal respiratory morbidity and abnormal placentation with future pregnancies should be emphasized. Secondly, there are many areas on which studies are lacking. Finally, numerous factors can alter the risks and benefits--such as culture, maternal obesity, and provider background--and should be acknowledged.
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- Young Mi Lee
- Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, USA.
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Nilstun T, Habiba M, Lingman G, Saracci R, Da Frè M, Cuttini M. Cesarean delivery on maternal request: can the ethical problem be solved by the principlist approach? BMC Med Ethics 2008; 9:11. [PMID: 18559083 PMCID: PMC2446392 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6939-9-11] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2007] [Accepted: 06/17/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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In this article, we use the principlist approach to identify, analyse and attempt to solve the ethical problem raised by a pregnant woman's request for cesarean delivery in absence of medical indications. We use two different types of premises: factual (facts about cesarean delivery and specifically attitudes of obstetricians as derived from the EUROBS European study) and value premises (principles of beneficence and non-maleficence, respect for autonomy and justice).Beneficence/non-maleficence entails physicians' responsibility to minimise harms and maximise benefits. Avoiding its inherent risks makes a prima facie case against cesarean section without medical indication. However, as vaginal delivery can have unintended consequences, there is a need to balance the somewhat dissimilar risks and benefits. The principle of autonomy poses a challenge in case of disagreement between the pregnant woman and the physician. Improved communication aimed to enable better informed choice may overcome some instances of disagreement. The principle of justice prohibits unfair discrimination, and broadly favours optimising resource utilisation. Available evidence supports vaginal birth in uncomplicated term pregnancies as the standard of care. The principlist approach offered a useful framework for ethical analysis of cesarean delivery on maternal request, identified the rights and duties of those involved, and helped reach a conclusion, although conflict at the individual level may remain challenging.
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- Tore Nilstun
- Department of Medical Ethics, University of Lund, BMC C13, SE-221 84 Lund, Sweden
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- Reproductive Science Section, Department of Cancer Studies and Molecular Medicine, University of Leicester, Robert Kilpatrick Building, Leicester Royal Infirmary – PO Box 65, Leicester LE2 7LX, UK
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Lund University, SE-223 85 Lund, Sweden
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- IFC-National Research Council, via Trieste 41, 56100 Pisa, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology, Regional Health Agency of Tuscany, Viale Milton 7, IT-50129, Florence, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology, Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Piazza S. Onofrio 4, IT-00165 Rome, Italy
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MacDorman MF, Menacker F, Declercq E. Cesarean birth in the United States: epidemiology, trends, and outcomes. Clin Perinatol 2008; 35:293-307, v. [PMID: 18456070 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2008.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 308] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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The percentage of United States cesarean births increased from 20.7% in 1996 to 31.1% in 2006. Cesarean rates increased for women of all ages, race/ethnic groups, and gestational ages and in all states. Both primary and repeat cesareans have increased. Increases in primary cesareans in cases of "no indicated risk" have been more rapid than in the overall population and seem the result of changes in obstetric practice rather than changes in the medical risk profile or increases in "maternal request." Several studies note an increased risk for neonatal and maternal mortality for medically elective cesareans compared with vaginal births.
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- Marian F MacDorman
- Reproductive Statistics Branch, Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 7318, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA.
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Signore C, Klebanoff M. Neonatal morbidity and mortality after elective cesarean delivery. Clin Perinatol 2008; 35:361-71, vi. [PMID: 18456074 PMCID: PMC2475575 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2008.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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This article explores the effects of elective cesarean delivery (ECD) at term on neonatal morbidity and mortality. Available data have limitations, and do not provide conclusive evidence regarding the safety of planned ECD versus planned vaginal delivery. Some data suggest an association between ECD and increased neonatal respiratory morbidity and lacerations, and possibly decreased central and peripheral nervous system injury. Potentially increased risks of neonatal mortality with ECD at term may be counterbalanced by risks for fetal demise in ongoing pregnancies. Patients and physicians considering ECD should review competing risks and benefits; further research is needed to inform these discussions.
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- Caroline Signore
- Pregnancy and Perinatology Branch, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA.
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- Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, NICHD, NIH, DHHS
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Williams HO. The ethical debate of maternal choice and autonomy in cesarean delivery. Clin Perinatol 2008; 35:455-62, viii. [PMID: 18456080 DOI: 10.1016/j.clp.2008.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Cesarean delivery as a result of maternal request is increasingly popular, leading to important ethical questions. One of the challenging issues is balancing respect for the autonomy of a pregnant woman with concerns of beneficence and nonmaleficence for her and the fetus. The perceived benefit of cesarean section is protection of the pelvic floor. Increased rates of respiratory morbidity in infants born by cesarean section cannot be ignored. Societal concerns of distribution of resources must be considered in ongoing discussions of this critical issue. This article reviews the current ethical debate of maternal choice and autonomy in elective cesarean delivery.
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- Helen O Williams
- Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA.
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