Open AccessCesarean Section and Rate of Subsequent Stillbirth, Miscarriage, and Ectopic Pregnancy: A Danish Register-Based Cohort Study
Author(s) -
Sinéad M. O’Neill,
Esben Agerbo,
Louise C. Kenny,
Tine Brink Henriksen,
Patricia M. Kearney,
Richard A. Greene,
Preben Bo Mortensen,
Ali S. Khashan
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
plos medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 4.847
H-Index - 228
eISSN - 1549-1676
pISSN - 1549-1277
DOI - 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001670
Subject(s) - medicine , obstetrics , miscarriage , hazard ratio , pregnancy , cohort study , population , gynecology , proportional hazards model , ectopic pregnancy , confidence interval , surgery , genetics , environmental health , biology
Louise Kenny and colleagues conduct a population-based cohort study in Denmark to assess the likelihood of stillbirth, miscarriage, and ectopic pregnancy following cesarean section compared to women who gave birth by vaginal delivery. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary
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