Do obstetric complications explain high caesarean section rates among women over 30? A retrospective analysis.

Authors :: Bell, Jacqueline S
Campbell, Doris M
Graham, Wendy J
Penney, Gillian C
Ryan, Mandy
Hall, Marion H
Source :: BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition). 04/14/2001, Vol. 322 Issue 7291, p894. 2p.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Discusses whether obstetric complications explain high caesarean section rates among women over age 30. Methods; Results; Conclusion that the observed relation between maternal age and caesarean section cannot be explained by the obstetric complications considered in testing.

Subjects :: *CESAREAN section
*OBSTETRICAL research
*MATERNAL age
*PREGNANCY complications
*HEALTH

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