Pregnancy

Studies from B.S. Wang et al Further Understanding of Pregnancy

Published in Women's Health Weekly, December 1st, 2011

2011 DEC 1 -- "Rates of caesarean section are progressively increasing in many parts of the world. As a result of psychosocial factors there has been an increasing tendency for pregnant women without justifiable medical indications for caesarean section to ask for this procedure in China," researchers in Shanghai, People's Republic of China report.

"A critical examination of this issue in relation to maternal outcomes is important. At present there are no clinical trials to help assess the risks and benefits of caesarean section in low risk women. To fill the gap left by trials, this indication-matched cohort study was carried out to examine prospectively...

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Source: Women's Health Weekly (2011-12-01)

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