Open AccessIncreasing Caesarean Section Rate
Author(s) -
Johnell H. E.,
Östberg H.,
Wåhlstrand T.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.3109/00016347609156793
Subject(s) - cephalopelvic disproportion , medicine , caesarean section , perinatal mortality , obstetrics , fetal distress , birth weight , gestational age , pregnancy , fetus , genetics , biology
. At the University Hospital in Uppsala 719 Caesarean Sections (C.S.) were performed 1966–1970. The total number of deliveries was 16708. The C.S. rate increased from 2.0% to 7.8%. This trend was mainly due to an increasing frequency of C.S. performed for cephalopelvic disproportion fetal distress “bad obstetrical history” and failed induction of labour with intravenous oxytocin drip. No maternal deaths occurred. The perinatal mortality was 5.0%. In infants with a birth weight of 1500 g or less the perinatal mortality was 57% and in infants with a birth weight of more than 2500 g and a gestational age of 37 weeks or more it was 0.9%. In 207 elective C.S. on healthy mothers at term no perinatal deaths were noted.