A descriptive analysis of the indications for caesarean section in mainland China

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Liu, Yajun ^a   Li, Guanghui ^a   Chen, Yi ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Ruan, Yan ^a   Zou, Liying ^a   Zhang, Weiyuan ^a  

^a CAPITAL MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Caesarean section on maternal request; Caesarean section rate; Indications for caesarean section; Mainland Chinese population

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BREECH PRESENTATION; CAESAREAN DELIVERY ON MATERNAL REQUEST; CEPHALOPELVIC DISPROPORTION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; DYSTOCIA; FEMALE; FETUS DISTRESS; HEART DISEASE; HIGH MYOPIA; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INTRAHEPATIC CHOLESTASIS; MACROSOMIA; MALE; MALPRESENTATION; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYOMA; OBESITY; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; OVARY TUMOR; PLACENTA PREVIA; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY DIABETES MELLITUS; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIMIGRAVIDA; SECONDARY CARE CENTER; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; UMBILICAL CORD; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ADOLESCENT; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELIVERY; ECHOGRAPHY; FETAL DISTRESS; INCIDENCE; NEWBORN; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BREECH PRESENTATION; CESAREAN SECTION; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; FETAL DISTRESS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925443227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712393     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12884-014-0410-2     Document Type: Article

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