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Complications in cesarean and non-cesarean deliveries: United States, 1980.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  6869637     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Using 1980 National Hospital Discharge Survey data, complications reported for cesarean and non-cesarean deliveries coded by the Ninth Revision ICD-CM are compared. While over 16 per cent of all deliveries in 1980 were by C-section, 94 per cent of the deliveries where maternal-infant disproportion was noted were by C-section, and this complication was noted in one-fourth of all C-section deliveries. Similarly, where malposition or malpresentation of the fetus was evident, 59 per cent of the mothers were delivered by C-section, and this complication was noted in one-sixth of all C-section deliveries. C-sections were also associated with placenta praevia, pre-eclampsia, infections of the genito-urinary tract, anemia, multiple births, and were almost universal for mothers who had had a previous C-section delivery. Competing explanations for the rise in C-sections from 5.5 per cent of deliveries in 1970 to 16.5 per cent in 1980 are discussed in the context of these findings.
Authors:
S M Taffel; P J Placek
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  American journal of public health     Volume:  73     ISSN:  0090-0036     ISO Abbreviation:  Am J Public Health     Publication Date:  1983 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1983-08-11     Completed Date:  1983-08-11     Revised Date:  2009-11-18    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1254074     Medline TA:  Am J Public Health     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  856-60     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Cesarean Section / adverse effects*,  utilization
Data Collection
Delivery, Obstetric / adverse effects*
Female
Health Surveys*
Humans
National Center for Health Statistics (U.S.)
Obstetric Labor Complications / epidemiology,  surgery
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / epidemiology,  surgery
United States
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