Severe fear of childbirth complicates 6% to 10% of parturients and is manifested as
nightmares, physical complaints and difficulties in concentrating on work or on family …

Background Management of breech presentation is controversial, particularly in regard to
manipulation of the position of the fetus by external cephalic version (ECV). ECV may …

Please cite this paper as: Mazzoni A, Althabe F, Liu N, Bonotti A, Gibbons L, Sánchez A,
Belizán J. Women's preference for caesarean section: a systematic review and meta …

Background Caesarean section rates are progressively rising in many parts of the world.
One suggested reason is increasing requests by women for caesarean section in the …

Background: The cesarean section rate continues to rise in many countries with routine
access to medical services, yet this increase is not associated with improvement in perinatal …

OBJECTIVE: to describe fears associated with childbirth and reasons for the fears. DESIGN:
a qualitative study. Data were gathered through semi-structured interviews and analysed …

A growing number of children around the world are being born by surgical delivery, or
cesarean section. Concerns over rising rates of cesareans have focused on the risk of death …

Objective To investigate how many women wish to have a caesarean section when asked in
early pregnancy, and to identify background variables associated with such a wish. Design …

Background Childbirth is regarded as an important life event for women, and growing
numbers of them are making the choice to give birth by Caesarean Delivery. The aim of this …

This report presents the findings of the national audit of caesarean section rates in England,
Wales and Northern Ireland. As the first national survey of its kind, this report provides …