Background Over 80,000 pregnant women died in Nigeria due to pregnancy-related
complications in 2020. Evidence shows that if appropriately conducted, caesarean section …

Background Emergency cesarean section is a commonly performed surgical procedure in
pregnant women with life-threatening conditions of the mother and/or fetus. According to the …

The decision‐to‐delivery interval is a widely used term at non‐elective caesarean section.
While the definition may appear self‐evident, there is no universally agreed consensus …

Background Decision delivery interval (DDI) is the time line between a decision to conduct
an emergency caesarean section and actual delivery of the baby. Prolong DDI constitute a …

Purpose Although its fetal outcomes and practicality are unclear time interval between
decision-to-delivery≤ 30 minutes in emergency caesarean section (CS) is the …

Background A decision-to-delivery interval (DDI) of no more than 20 minutes has long been
considered a requirement for cesarean sections, even though there have hardly been any …

Objectives Caesarean section (CS) can be life‐saving for both mother and child, but in
Nigeria the CS rate remains low, at 2.7% of births. We aimed to estimate the rate of CS and …

Objective To determine the decision-to-delivery interval (DDI) in emergency cesarean
delivery and associated factors. Methods A total of 431 pregnant women who were indicated …

Background The National guidelines of most developed countries suggest a target of 30
minutes of the decision to delivery interval for emergency cesarean section. Such guidelines …

Background The decision-to-delivery interval (DDI) for a caesarean section is among the
factors that reflect the quality of care a pregnant woman receives and the impact on maternal …