Limiting the caesarean section rate in low risk pregnancies is key to lowering the trend of increased abdominal deliveries: an observational study

Delbaere, Ilse; Cammu, Hendrik; Martens, Evelyne; Tency, Inge; Martens, Guy; Temmerman, Marleen

doi:10.1186/1471-2393-12-3

Limiting the caesarean section rate in low risk pregnancies is key to lowering the trend of increased abdominal deliveries: an observational study

Author:

Delbaere, Ilse

Cammu, Hendrik ; Martens, Evelyne ; Tency, Inge ; Martens, Guy ; Temmerman, Marleen

Keywords:

Adult, Belgium, Cesarean Section, Cross-Sectional Studies, Decision Making, Female, Health Status, Humans, Infant, Newborn, Labor, Induced, Maternal Welfare, Perinatal Care, Pregnancy, Pregnancy Outcome, Professional-Patient Relations, Registries, Risk Factors, Young Adult, Science & Technology, Life Sciences & Biomedicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1110 Nursing, 1114 Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine, 1117 Public Health and Health Services, Obstetrics & Reproductive Medicine, 3215 Reproductive medicine, 4204 Midwifery

Abstract:

As the rate of Caesarean sections (CS) continues to rise in Western countries, it is important to analyze the reasons for this trend and to unravel the underlying motives to perform CS. This research aims to assess the incidence and trend of CS in a population-based birth register in order to identify patient groups with an increasing risk for CS.