363 Results Found

Purpose: Comparison of the activity of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 in the placenta and the umbilical cord blood cortisol level between caesarean sections with or without uterine contraction and vaginal delivery groups. Cortisol is the...

Background and Objectives: The rising rate of caesarean sections worldwide has led to an increasing number of women facing the choice between a trial of labor after caesarean section and elective repeat caesarean delivery. A uterine rupture is the mo...

In the last few years, there has been a gradually increasing rate of caesarean section deliveries worldwide that negatively affects both mothers’ and children’s health. The present survey intended to explore the relations of common matern...

In recent decades, the rate of caesarean deliveries has increased worldwide. The reasons for this trend are still largely misunderstood and controversial among researchers. The decision often depends on the obstetrician, his beliefs and experience, t...

Background: Cesarean section is a surgical procedure, which is the most frequently performed in gynecology and obstetrics. It is commonly believed that an operative delivery is a less painful and safer mode of delivery, which translates into an incre...

Caesarean section is associated with an increased risk of abnormal placental implantation and adverse pregnancy outcomes in subsequent pregnancies. Besides the placenta accrete spectrum, only a few of the previous studies focused on other placental d...

(1) Background: Caesarean sections in obese patients are associated with an increased risk of surgical wound complications, including hematomas, seromas, abscesses, dehiscence, and surgical site infections. The aim of the present study is to perform...

Caesarean section has risks of bleeding, infection and thromboembolism, and neuroendocrine-metabolic, and inflammatory-immune responses that may worsen outcomes in patients with preeclampsia. There is little research examining perioperative, as oppos...

The increase in the number of births by Caesarean section is a phenomenon whose global expansion is generated by numerous factors and especially by the contemporary perceptions of women regarding childbirth meeting the interests of the professionals...

Background: Emerging evidence suggests that delivery by caesarean section predisposes to wheezing in early childhood, but the effect may differ between boys and girls. Such sex-specific differences remain insufficiently explored to date, particularly...

Caesarean section (CS) is a common surgical procedure. Although it has been performed in a modern context for about 100 years, there is no concise analysis of the international architecture of caesarean section research output available so far. There...

The intense use and misuse of antibiotics is undoubtedly the main factor associated with the high numbers of antibiotic-resistant pathogenic and commensal bacteria worldwide. In low-income countries, this misuse and overuse is widespread, with great...

Background and Objectives: In the last decades, simultaneously increasing trends have been recorded for both caesarean section delivery and childhood overweight/obesity around the world, which are considered serious public health concerns, negatively...

The Robson ten-group classification system is a recognized effective method of assessing caesarean rate. It is based on dividing patients into ten mutually exclusive groups, focusing on six maternal and newborn variables (parity, gestational age, plu...

Background/Objectives: Despite its proven benefits, skin-to-skin contact (SSC) after caesarean section faces significant barriers to implementation. Complementing two previous randomised controlled trials conducted by our group, this descriptive qual...

The Caesarean section rate in urban Vietnam is 43% in 2014, which is more than twice the recommended rate (10%–15%) by the World Health Organization. This qualitative study aims to identify the perceptions of pregnant mothers and health care pr...

Caesarean section (CS) birth is associated with pain and reduced mobility that impacts a woman’s ability to breastfeed and care for her newborn infant [...]

The rate of Caesarean section (CS) without medical indication has increased markedly worldwide in the past decades. This study reports the incidence of CS and identifies the determinants of elective and emergency CS as separate pregnancy outcomes in...

Background and Objectives: This study aims to report the location of the placenta in the first trimester of pregnancy in groups of women according to the number of previous caesarean deliveries and the visibility of the caesarean scar niche. Material...

Background/Objectives: In recent years, there has been a noticeable increase in the rates of caesarean section (CS), being one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures. For the following pregnancy, the previous CS represents the backbone of...

Asphyxia during birth is one of the three leading causes of neonatal morbidity and mortality among newborns carried to term. The objective of this study was to evaluate the measurement of the foetal scalp blood pH as a measure of foetal status, evalu...

Background and Objectives: Every surgical procedure has the possible risk of complications, and caesarean sections (CSs) are no exception. As CS rates are increasing worldwide, being familiar with rare but possible complications has become extremely...

Background: The WHO recommends the use of the Robson ten-group classification system (RTGCS) as an effective monitoring and analysis tool to assess the use of caesarean sections (CS). The present study aimed to conduct an analysis of births using the...

Introduction: In 3–6% of pregnancies, foetuses can be expected to be in a breech presentation near term. Consultation concerning further management of the pregnancy, including the option of an external cephalic version (ECV), is recommended by...

Caesarean section birth (CS) accounts for 38% of Australian births and is known to negatively impact breastfeeding exclusivity and duration. Comparison of breastfeeding outcomes between elective (ELUSCS) and non-elective lower uterine segment caesare...

Background/Objectives: Subarachnoid anaesthesia is widely preferred for caesarean delivery due to its rapid onset, reliability, and safety. The addition of adjuvants to intrathecal hyperbaric bupivacaine has been shown to enhance the quality of anaes...

Caesarean section (C-section) deliveries account for nearly 30% of births annually with emergency C-sections accounting for 7–9% of all births. Studies have linked C-sections to postpartum depression (PPD). PPD is linked to reduced quality of p...

We aimed to explore the association between skin-to-skin contact (SSC) duration after caesarean sections (CSs) and breastfeeding outcomes. A prospective study was conducted in four hospitals in China during January and August 2021. A total of 679 par...

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to report on the menarcheal age in girls of Greek origin and assess its potential associations with their demographic and perinatal data, as well as their maternal menarcheal age. Methods: In this case–...

There is no surgical intervention without risk. A high rate of caesarean sections (CSs) impacts on maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity. For optimisation of the CS rate, regular monitoring is necessary. In 2015, the World Health Organization...

Background: Caesarean section is associated with postoperative pain and wound-related morbidity. Topical agents that promote early wound healing may enhance postoperative recovery. This randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluated the effe...

Caesarean section (CS) rate has seen a significant increase in recent years, especially in industrialized countries. There are, in fact, several causes that justify a CS; however, evidence is emerging that non-obstetric factors may contribute to the...

Caesarean section (CS) rates are increasing in many parts of the world, recently reaching about 20% worldwide. The postmodern lifestyle characteristics, obesity and delayed childbirth, have been put forward as the main reasons for high CS rates. The...

Although caesarean section (CS) is a common surgery, the bacteria contaminating the abdominal incision during this operation are not documented. This study aimed to enhance perioperative antibiotic therapy and reduce post-operative surgical site infe...

Introduction: Caesarean section (CS) is the most prevalent surgical procedure in women. The incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) after CS remains high but recent observations of CS wounds using infrared thermography has shown promise for the te...

Objective: To investigate the association between a mother’s age and the risk of caesarean section (CS) when controlling for health factors and selected sociodemographic characteristics. Methods: Binary logistic regression models for all women...

Background: The increasing number of late complications described after cesarean sections is prompting a reexamination of the indications for them in pregnant women. The high percentage of pregnancies terminated by preventive cesarean section for non...

Full dilatation caesarean sections (CS) have increased risk of uterine extensions, which leads to cervical trauma that has been associated with an increased risk of spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) in a subsequent pregnancy. The aim of this study was...

Background/Objectives: Caesarean section (CS) is the most frequently performed abdominal operation worldwide, and surgical technique continues to evolve to reduce peri-operative morbidity. Electrosurgery is now used in the majority of surgical proced...

Background/Objectives: Caesarean section (CS) accounts for over 20% of global births and routinely involves perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) to reduce surgical site infections. While the impact of such prophylaxis on neonatal microbiome dev...

Background: Since there is no available data on temporal trends of caesarean section (CS) rates in pregnant women with COVID-19 through the pandemic, we aimed to analyze the trends in caesarean section rate in a large cohort of pregnant women with CO...

Aims: To explore the association between maternal origin and birthplace, and caesarean section (CS) by pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) and length of residence. Methods: We linked records from 118,459 primiparous women in the Medical Birth Registr...

To improve the efficacy of preoperative antibiotics used in elective caesarean section (CS), we aimed to identify the bacteria contaminating the surgical site during this surgery. A study was conducted on 76 Belgian Blue cows. Bacteriology was perfor...

In order to improve the efficacy of penicillin injection during caesarean section, we aimed to identify the optimal timing of its preoperative administration. A study was conducted in 12 adult, non-pregnant Belgian Blue cows. To evaluate the plasma p...

The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends the early initiation of breastfeeding. Research shows that factors such as mode of delivery may interfere with the early initiation of breastfeeding. However, data in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on th...

The aim of this study was to identify the species and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteria involved in parietal fibrinous peritonitis (PFP). We studied 156 peritoneal fluid samples from cows presenting PFP after caesarean section. Bacteria were c...

Surgical site infections (SSIs) are common postoperative complications. Surgical antibiotic prophylaxis (SAP) can prevent the occurrence of SSIs if administered appropriately. We carried out a retrospective cohort study to determine the incidence of...

Background: Caesarean section (CS) is a critical intervention, yet stark inequities in access persist across low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Over the last decade, governments have introduced policies to eliminate or subsidize user fees; how...

Intravenous (IV) cefuroxime and cefazolin are used prophylactically in caesarean sections (CS). Currently, there are concerns regarding sub-optimal dosing in obese pregnant women compared to lean pregnant women prior to CS. The current study used a p...

Background: Infrared thermography in women undergoing caesarean section has promise to identify a surgical site infection prodrome characterised by changes in cutaneous perfusion with concomitant influences on temperature distribution across the abdo...