Risk factors and between-hospital variation of caesarean section in Denmark: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT: OBJECTIVES:The aim of this study was to estimate the effects of risk factors on elective and emergency caesarean section (CS) and to estimate the between-hospital variation of risk-adjusted CS proportions. DESIGN:Historical registry-based cohort study. SETTINGS AND PARTICIPANTS:The study was based on all singleton deliveries in hospital units in Denmark from January 2009 to December 2012. A total of 226 612 births by 198 590 mothers in 29 maternity units were included. PRIMARY AND SECONDARY OUTCOME MEASURES:We estimated (1) OR of elective and emergency CS adjusted for several risk factors, for example, body mass index, parity, age and size of maternity unit and (2) risk-adjusted proportions of elective and emergency CS to evaluate between-hospital variation. RESULTS:The CS proportion was s

SUBMITTER: Wehberg S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5829888 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature