Items for "elective cesarean"

Do risk factors for elective cesarean section differ from those of cesarean section during labor in low risk pregnancies?

Aims: As the rate of cesarean sections has continuously increased over the last three decades, we sought to identify the factors related to elective cesarean section (ECS) and cesarean section during labor (LCS) in low risk pregnancies and to determine if they differ for the two types of cesarean.

Methods: We conducted an observational study that included all maternity units in metropolitan France...

Keywords: Cesarean during labor, elective cesarean, low risk pregnancy, multinomial logistic regression model