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Indications Contributing to the Increasing Cesarean Delivery Rate

Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2011 · Vol. 118(1) · pp. 29–38

Emma L. Barber✉(Yale University)Lisbet S. LundsbergKathleen BelangerChristian M. PettkerEdmund F. FunaiJessica L. Illuzzi

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Abstract

Primary cesarean births accounted for 50% of the increasing cesarean rate. Among primary cesarean deliveries, more subjective indications (nonreassuring fetal status and arrest of dilation) contributed larger proportions than more objective indications (malpresentation, maternal-fetal, and obstetric conditions).

Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Global Maternal and Child Health Maternal and fetal healthcareMedicineObstetricsCesarean deliveryGestationPlacenta previaFetal distressPreeclampsiaPregnancyFetusGynecology

MeSH terms

Academic Medical CentersCesarean SectionConnecticutFemaleFetal HeartHumansLabor Stage, FirstObstetric Labor, PrematurePregnancyPregnancy ComplicationsCardiotocographyVaginal Birth after CesareanPregnancy, High-Risk

Citations

694

FWCI

28.24

field-weighted impact

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Percentile

100%

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Citations per year

Cited by

Obstetric Care Consensus No. 1