Trends In Primary Cesarean Section Rates Among Women With And Without Perinatal Mood And Anxiety Disorders.

ABSTRACT: Reducing the rate of cesarean sections among women considered at low risk for delivery by that method is a goal of Healthy People 2030. Prior research suggests that perinatal mood and anxiety disorders increase the risk for cesarean section, but data are limited. This cross-sectional study of commercially insured women examined the relationship between perinatal depression and anxiety disorders and primary (first-time) cesarean section rates, using administrative claims data for US in-hospital deliveries from the period 2008-17. Of the 360,225 delivery hospitalizations among 317,802 unique women, 24.0 percent included a delivery by primary cesarean section, and 3.1 percent carried a diagnosis of depression, anxiety, or both made during the index pregnancy. Using an adjusted generalized est

SUBMITTER: Zochowski MK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9014312 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature