Cesarean Delivery Trends Among Patients at Low Risk for Cesarean Delivery in the US, 2000-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Reducing rates of unnecessary cesarean deliveries is both a national and a global health objective. However, there are limited national US data on trends in indications for low-risk cesarean delivery.

Objective

To determine temporal trends in and indications for cesarean delivery among patients at low risk for the procedure over a 20-year period.

Design, setting, and participants

This cross-sectional study analyzed 2000 to 2019 delivery hospitalizations using the National Inpatient Sample. Births at low risk for cesarean delivery were identified using a definition from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and additional criteria. Temporal trends in cesarean birth were analyzed using joinpoint regression to estimate the average annual percentage change (A

SUBMITTER: Frappaolo AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10061237 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature