Open AccessFactors associated with cesarean deliveries at Women Specialized Hospital Riyadh, King Fahd Medical City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Aneela Kamil,
Kauser Perveen,
Mohamad Al-Tannir
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of the egyptian public health association /journal of the egyptian public health association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2090-262X
pISSN - 0013-2446
DOI - 10.1097/01.epx.0000399178.79516.a3
Subject(s) - medicine , confidence interval , obstetrics , logistic regression , univariate analysis , parity (physics) , odds ratio , cardiotocography , chi square test , pregnancy , gynecology , multivariate analysis , fetus , physics , statistics , mathematics , particle physics , biology , genetics , pathology
The risks and safety of cesarean section (CS) differ from place to place in the world. According to the World Health Organization, the best outcomes for mothers and babies appear to occur with CS rates of 5-15%. Increasing maternal age and high parity are among the chief determinants of cesarean deliveries.