Obstetrics

U.S. sees steep rise in elective cesarean deliveries

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 9th, 2004

The United States has seen a steep rise in cesarean deliveries in women with no reported medical risk, data show.

Researchers analyzed information on 4 million births per year between 1991 and 2001, identifying mothers with no medical risk or labor and delivery complication noted on the birth certificate. From this group of mothers, they examined those cases where mothers had a first-time cesarean.

Eugene Declerq, PhD, Boston University School of Public Health, and his colleagues published their findings November 18, 2004, in BMJ Online First, an online version of the British Medical Journal.

Results showed that...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2004-12-09)

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