Science news articles about 'cesarean rates'

... association between maternal age and outcome of labor, specifically looking at what proportion of the increase in primary cesarean rates could be attributed to changes in maternal age distribution.

... deliveries, marking the highest U.S. total cesarean rate ever reported. Since 1996, ... predict, for patients who have given birth through cesarean section before, which ones are at high risk for uterine ...

... childbirth has substantially contributed to recent increases in cesarean rates. The researchers' further work at the NIHR ... effect of delaying childbirth on primary cesarean section rates. PLoS Med 5(7 ...

... 37 or 38 weeks without a medical or obstetric indication, risk serious complications for their child. "The cesarean rate in the United States has risen dramatically, from 20.7 percent in 1996 to 31. ...