Marius Kublickas

TL;DR: In this paper, the association between caesarean delivery and pregnancy outcome at the institutional level, adjusting for the pregnant population and institutional characteristics, was assessed for the 2005 WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health, comprising 24 geographic regions in eight countries in Latin America.

TL;DR: Caesarean delivery independently reduces overall risk in breech presentations and risk of intrapartum fetal death in cephalic presentations but increases the risk of severe maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality in cEPhalic presentation.

TL;DR: To assess the association between cesarean delivery rates and pregnancy outcomes in African health facilities, a large number of health facilities in the region are equipped to provide these services.

TL;DR: Determination of the lactate concentration in fetal scalp blood is a more sensitive diagnostic tool than is determination of the pH value for predicting either an Apgar score <4 at 5 minutes or moderate to severe hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, and seems to be a useful tool for monitoring the condition of the fetus.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors developed an indicator of maternal near miss as a proxy for maternal death and to study its association with maternalfactors and perinatal outcomes.