| Maternal mortality and the rising cesarean rate. | |
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PMID: 22119498 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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OBJECTIVE: To review maternal mortality in a large stand-alone maternity hospital in a European city and to determine whether the increased cesarean rate was associated with an increase in maternal deaths. METHODS: The details of maternal deaths at Coombe Women and Infants University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, as published in the hospital's Annual Clinical Reports for 1995-2009, were reviewed. Maternal mortality ratio was defined as the number of maternal deaths per 100 000 live births. RESULTS: Over 15years, 112 326 women delivered 114 170 infants weighing at least 500g. The cesarean rate increased from 14.1% in 1995 to 26.5% in 2009 (20.0% overall). The maternal mortality ratio was low at 2.7 per 100 000 live births. There were 2 maternal deaths following cesarean, neither of which was attributable to the operation. CONCLUSION: In Ireland, a large stand-alone maternity hospital can achieve a low maternal mortality ratio, according to international standards, despite an increase in cesarean rate over the past 2 decades. There was no evidence that the increased cesarean rate had an adverse impact on maternal mortality ratio. |
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Vicky O'Dwyer; Jennifer L Hogan; Nadine Farah; Mairead M Kennelly; Christopher Fitzpatrick; Michael J Turner |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-11-25 |
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Title: International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Volume: - ISSN: 1879-3479 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Nov |
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Created Date: 2011-11-28 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0210174 Medline TA: Int J Gynaecol Obstet Country: - |
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Copyright © 2011 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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