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Interpretation of caesarean section classifications
Author(s) -
Rijken MJ,
AsahOpoku K
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
bjog: an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.157
H-Index - 164
eISSN - 1471-0528
pISSN - 1470-0328
DOI - 10.1111/1471-0528.15627
Subject(s) - caesarean section , medicine , harm , obstetrics and gynaecology , homogeneous , dilemma , obstetrics , family medicine , gynecology , pregnancy , political science , law , genetics , biology , philosophy , physics , epistemology , thermodynamics
Caesarean sections (CS) are among the most common surgeries in the world. When performed for the right indication, this procedure can be life saving for women and babies. However, serious complications may follow in current and future pregnancies. The recent Lancet series "Optimising CS use" underlines the "global obstetric dilemma" previously identified: all women should have access to essential and safe surgery, but the alarming number of unnecessary CS must be halted (Visser etal, Lancet 2018;392:1286-1287, Rijken etal, Lancet 2015;386:1941) as these do not result in better health outcomes and harm women and their children. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.