We approached women undergoing elective
caesarean delivery to determine fasting practices for liquids and solids before and after developing and initiating a patient-directed educational pamphlet (Appendix 1.
Caesarean delivery has higher maternal surgical risks for current and subsequent pregnancies.
Frequencies and percentages were calculated for qualitative variables like parity and history of previous
caesarean delivery.
Despite the evidence, high-yield, low-cost interventions that can address inadequacies in emergency
caesarean delivery quality remain largely unimplemented (8).
An analysis of neonatal birth weights of less than 4 kg, 4 to 4.24 kg, 4.25 to 4.5 kg, and greater than 4.5 kg showed a reduction in vaginal birth after
caesarean delivery success rates from 68%, 52%, 45%, and 38%, respectively.
The authors say they cannot be certain that
caesarean delivery causes higher body weight, as the association may be explained by other factors that weren't recorded in the data they analysed.
The admission VBAC scoring system is useful in counselling women with previous caesarean for the option of induction of labour or repeat
caesarean delivery.
We investigated the incidence of and risk factors for persistent pain after
caesarean delivery. Over a 12-month period, women having
caesarean delivery were recruited prospectively at an Australian tertiary referral centre.
Consequently, most women have negative recollections of their birth experience and prefer
caesarean delivery in subsequent pregnancies.
"Since the vast majority of women with a previous
Caesarean delivery elect a repeat
Caesarean delivery, since more than 25 percent of primary Caesarean deliveries are performed before the onset of labor and since there may be increasing enthusiasm for
Caesarean delivery on maternal request, the timing of
Caesarean delivery and its effect on infant outcomes have substantial public health importance," the study authors wrote.
The rate of
caesarean delivery was lowest (16%) in women with a cervical length in the lowest quartile at midpregnancy.
A prospective cohort study, within the 2005 WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health, has assessed the risks and benefits associated with
caesarean delivery compared with vaginal delivery.