Association between prelabour caesarean section and perinatal outcomes: analysis of demographic and health surveys from 26 low-income and middle-income countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Caesarean section (CS) conducted before labour (prelabour CS (PLCS)), compared with vaginal birth, may pose additional maternal and perinatal risks. No multicountry analysis has examined PLCS in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study assessed rates, risk factors and associations of PLCS with perinatal outcomes in LMICs.

Design

Population-based cross-sectional surveys.

Setting

Demographic and Health Surveys conducted between 2015 and 2018 in 26 LMICs (13 countries in Africa, 11 in Asia and 2 in the Americas).

Participants

Women aged 15-49 years with singleton term births.

Outcome measures

Main outcomes were early neonatal mortality, neonatal mortality, early breastfeeding (within 1 hour of birth), skin-to-skin contact and du

SUBMITTER: Opiyo N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8765036 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature