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Safe prevention of the primary cesarean delivery

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Safe reduction of the rate of primary cesarean deliveries will require different approaches for each of the most common indications, including labor dystocia, abnormal or indeterminate fetal heart rate tracing, fetal malpresentation, multiple gestation, and suspected fetal macrosomia.
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This article is published in American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.The article was published on 2014-03-01. It has received 1033 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: External cephalic version & Cephalic presentation.

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Maturation of the infant microbiome community structure and function across multiple body sites and in relation to mode of delivery.

TL;DR: It is concluded that within the first 6 weeks of life, the infant microbiota undergoes substantial reorganization, which is primarily driven by body site and not by mode of delivery.

Iconographies supplémentaires de l'article : Maternal death in the 21st century: causes, prevention, and relationship to cesarean delivery

TL;DR: This paper examined etiology and preventability of maternal death and the causal relationship of cesarean delivery to maternal death in a series of approximately 1.5 million deliveries between 2000 and 2006.
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GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations

TL;DR: The advantages of the GRADE system are explored, which is increasingly being adopted by organisations worldwide and which is often praised for its high level of consistency.
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Maternal morbidity associated with multiple repeat cesarean deliveries

TL;DR: The number of intended pregnancies should be considered during counseling regarding elective repeat cesarean operation versus a trial of labor and when debating the merits of elective primary cESarean delivery.
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Continuous Support for Women During Childbirth

TL;DR: In general, continuous intrapartum support was associated with greater benefits when the provider was not a member of the hospital staff, when it began early in labour, and in settings in which epidural analgesia was not routinely available.
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Effect of mode of delivery in nulliparous women on neonatal intracranial injury

TL;DR: The rate of intracranial hemorrhage is higher among infants delivered by vacuum extraction, forceps, or cesarean section during labor than among infantsdelivered spontaneously, but the rate among infants delivering by cesar section before labor is not higher, suggesting that the common risk factor for hemorrhages is abnormal labor.
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Maternal mortality and severe morbidity associated with low-risk planned cesarean delivery versus planned vaginal delivery at term

TL;DR: The risks of severe maternal morbidity associated with planned cesarean delivery are higher than those associated with plans to deliver vaginally, and should be considered by women contemplating an elective cesAREan delivery and by their physicians.
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