Association Between Time of Day and the Decision for an Intrapartum Cesarean Delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To examine whether the decision and indications for performing intrapartum cesarean delivery vary by time of day.

Methods

We conducted a secondary analysis of a multicenter observational cohort of 115,502 deliveries (2008-2011), including nulliparous women with term, singleton, nonanomalous live gestations in vertex presentation who were attempting labor. Those who attempted home birth, or underwent cesarean delivery scheduled or decided less than 30 minutes after admission were excluded. Time of day was defined as cesarean delivery decision time among those who delivered by cesarean and delivery time among those who delivered vaginally, categorized by each hour of a 24-hour day. Primary outcomes were decision to perform cesarean delivery and the indications for ce

SUBMITTER: Son M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7595762 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature