The Impact of Malpractice Damage Caps on C-section Rates and Alternative Approaches
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DOI: 10.1097/grf.0000000000000780
Abstract: About half of the states in the United States have had noneconomic damage caps in place for at least 8 years. National aggregate data shows that women are just as likely to give birth by… read more here.
Keywords: section rates; damage caps; section; impact malpractice ... See more keywords
Using the Robson classification to assess caesarean section rates in Brazil: an observational study of more than 24 million births from 2011 to 2017
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DOI: 10.1186/s12884-021-04060-5
Abstract: Background Applying the Robson classification to all births in Brazil, the objectives of our study were to estimate the rates of caesarean section delivery, assess the extent to which caesarean sections were clinically indicated, and… read more here.
Keywords: robson classification; section rates; study; caesarean sections ... See more keywords
Socioeconomic differences in caesarean section – are they explained by medical need? An analysis of patient record data of a large Kenyan hospital
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DOI: 10.1186/s12939-020-01215-2
Abstract: Background Caesarean section (C-section) rates are often low among the poor and very high among the better-off in low- and middle-income countries. We examined to what extent these differences are explained by medical need in… read more here.
Keywords: section rates; hospital; indication; socioeconomic differences ... See more keywords
Estimating the differences in Caesarean section (C-section) rates between public and privately insured mothers in Florida: A decomposition approach
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266666
Abstract: Background Caesarean section (C-sections) is a medically critical and often life-saving procedure for prevention of childbirth complications. However, there are reports of its overuse, especially in women covered by private insurance as compared to public… read more here.
Keywords: section rates; section; caesarean section; hospital ... See more keywords
Changes in cesarean section rates after introduction of a punitive financial policy in Georgia: A population-based registry study 2017–2019
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271491
Abstract: Background There is little research on how financial incentives and penalties impact national cesarean section rates. In January 2018, Georgia introduced a national cesarean section reduction policy, which imposes a financial penalty on hospitals that… read more here.
Keywords: section rates; period; rate; policy ... See more keywords
Cesarean Section Rate in a Sample of Primigravida Women in the Public Maternity Hospital in Erbil City, Iraq
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DOI: 10.15296/ijwhr.2018.25
Abstract: Cesarean section is usually performed when a vaginal delivery would put the baby’s or mother’s life or health at risk. Cesarean section can save lives, but it is frequently performed without medical indications (1). It… read more here.
Keywords: section rates; cesarean section; sample primigravida; section rate ... See more keywords
Effect of a Text Messaging–Based Educational Intervention on Cesarean Section Rates Among Pregnant Women in China: Quasirandomized Controlled Trial
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DOI: 10.2196/19953
Abstract: Background Consensus exists that appropriate regional cesarean rates should not exceed 15% of births, but China’s cesarean rate exceeds 50% in some areas, prompting numerous calls for its reduction. At present, China’s 2016 two-child policy… read more here.
Keywords: section rates; cesarean section; pregnant women; group ... See more keywords
“Too much, too late”: data on stillbirths to improve interpretation of caesarean section rates
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DOI: 10.2471/blt.21.287539
Abstract: Babies born from 28 weeks gestation onward have a considerable chance of survival. The World Health Organization defines the death of a fetus beyond this gestational age and before birth as a stillbirth. Like many… read more here.
Keywords: section rates; section; caesarean sections; much late ... See more keywords