Rise in “no indicated risk” primary caesareans in the United States, 1991-2001: cross sectional analysis
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- 19 November 2004
- Vol. 330 (7482) , 71-72
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.38279.705336.0b
Abstract
The proportion of mothers at no indicated risk decreased from 46% of all births in 1991 to 42% in 1998 but has since levelled off (table). However, the primary caesarean rate for this exceptionally low risk group rose 67% between 1991 (3.3%) and 2001 (5.5%), with a gradual increase from 1991 to 1996 and a rapid one thereafter.Keywords
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