WHO Statement on Caesarean Section Rates.
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In 1985 when a group of experts convened by the World Health Organization in Fortaleza, Brazil, met to discuss the appropriate technology for birth, they echoed what was considered an unjustified and remarkable increase of caesarean section rates worldwide.About:
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Stillbirths: rates, risk factors, and acceleration towards 2030
Joy E Lawn,Joy E Lawn,Hannah Blencowe,Hannah Blencowe,Peter Waiswa,Agbessi Amouzou,Colin Mathers,Daniel R Hogan,Vicki Flenady,J. Frederik Frøen,J. Frederik Frøen,Zeshan Qureshi,Claire Calderwood,Suhail Shiekh,Fiorella Bianchi Jassir,Danzhen You,Elizabeth M. McClure,Matthews Mathai,Simon Cousens +18 more
TL;DR: Improved care at birth is essential to prevent 1.3 million intrapartum stillbirths, end preventable maternal and neonatal deaths, and improve child development, and provide a way to target interventions to reach more than 7000 women every day worldwide who experience the reality of stillbirth.
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Global epidemiology of use of and disparities in caesarean sections.
Ties Boerma,Carine Ronsmans,Dessalegn Y. Melesse,Aluísio J D Barros,Fernando C. Barros,Liang Juan,Ann-Beth Moller,Lale Say,Ahmad Reza Hosseinpoor,Mu Yi,Dácio de Lyra Rabello Neto,Marleen Temmerman,Marleen Temmerman +12 more
TL;DR: The frequency of, trends in, determinants of, and inequalities in caesarean section (CS) use, globally, regionally, and in selected countries are described, with considerable variation between regions.
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Beyond too little, too late and too much, too soon: a pathway towards evidence-based, respectful maternity care worldwide.
Suellen Miller,Edgardo Abalos,Mónica Chamillard,Agustín Ciapponi,Daniela Colaci,Daniel Comandé,Virginia Diaz,Stacie E. Geller,Claudia Hanson,Claudia Hanson,Ana Langer,Victoria Manuelli,Kathryn Millar,Imran O. Morhason-Bello,Imran O. Morhason-Bello,Cynthia Pileggi Castro,Vicky Nogueira Pileggi,Nuriya Robinson,Michelle Skaer,João Paulo Souza,Joshua P. Vogel,Fernando Althabe +21 more
TL;DR: A systematic review of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines for routine antenatal, intrapartum, and postnatal care, categorising them as recommended, recommended only for clinical indications, and not recommended.
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Accelerate progress—sexual and reproductive health and rights for all: report of the Guttmacher–Lancet Commission
Ann M Starrs,Alex Ezeh,Gary Barker,Alaka Malwade Basu,Jane T. Bertrand,Robert W. Blum,Awa M. Coll-Seck,Anand Grover,Laura Laski,Monica Roa,Zeba A. Sathar,Lale Say,Gamal I. Serour,Susheela Singh,Karin Stenberg,Marleen Temmerman,Ann E. Biddlecom,Anna Popinchalk,Cynthia Summers,Lori S. Ashford +19 more
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Interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections in healthy women and babies
Ana Pilar Betrán,Marleen Temmerman,Carol Kingdon,Abdu Mohiddin,Newton Opiyo,Maria Regina Torloni,Jun Zhang,Othiniel Musana,Sikolia Wanyonyi,Ahmet Metin Gülmezoglu,Soo Downe +10 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that interventions to reduce overuse must be multicomponent and locally tailored, addressing women's and health professionals' concerns, as well as health system and financial factors.
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Method of delivery and pregnancy outcomes in Asia: the WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health 2007–08
Pisake Lumbiganon,Malinee Laopaiboon,A Metin Gülmezoglu,João Paulo Souza,Surasak Taneepanichskul,P. Ruyan,Deepika Eranjanie Attygalle,N Shrestha,Rintaro Mori,Nguyen Duc Hinh,Hoang Thi Bang,Tung Rathavy,Kang Chuyun,Kannitha Cheang,Mario Festin,Venus Udomprasertgul,Maria Julieta V Germar,Gao Yanqiu,Malabika Roy,Guillermo Carroli,Katherine Ba-Thike,Ekaterina Filatova,José Villar +22 more
TL;DR: The third phase of the WHO global survey aimed to estimate the rate of different methods of delivery and to examine the relation between method of Delivery and maternal and perinatal outcomes in selected facilities in Africa and Latin America in 2004-05, and in Asia in 2007-08, found caesarean section should be done only when there is a medical indication.
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Caesarean section without medical indications is associated with an increased risk of adverse short-term maternal outcomes: the 2004-2008 WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health
João Paulo Souza,Ahmet Metin Gülmezoglu,Pisake Lumbiganon,Malinee Laopaiboon,Guillermo Carroli,Bukola Fawole,P. Ruyan +6 more
TL;DR: It is concluded that caesarean sections should be performed when a clear benefit is anticipated, a benefit that might compensate for the higher costs and additional risks associated with this operation.
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Use of the Robson classification to assess caesarean section trends in 21 countries: a secondary analysis of two who multicountry surveys
Joshua P. Vogel,Joshua P. Vogel,Ana Pilar Betrán,Nadia Vindevoghel,João Paulo Souza,Maria Regina Torloni,Jun Zhang,Özge Tunçalp,Rintaro Mori,Naho Morisaki,Eduardo Ortiz-Panozo,Bernardo Hernández,Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas,Zahida Qureshi,A Metin Gülmezoglu,Marleen Temmerman +15 more
TL;DR: The contribution of specific obstetric populations to changes in caesarean section rates, by using the Robson classification in two WHO multicountry surveys of deliveries in health-care facilities, is analyzed.
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