Breaking the myth: the association between the increasing incidence of labour induction and the rate of caesarean delivery in Finland - a nationwide Medical Birth Register study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To determine the association between the rate of labour induction and caesarean delivery.

Design

Medical Birth Register-based study. We used data from the nationwide Medical Birth Register collecting data on delivery outcomes on all births from 22+0 weeks and/or birth weight of at least 500 g.

Setting

Finland.

Participants

663 024 live births in Finland from 2008 to 2019.

Main outcome measures

The rates of labour induction and caesarean delivery.

Results

The rate of labour induction increased from 17.8% to 30.3%; p<0.001, during the study. The total caesarean delivery rate was 16.5% (n=109 178). An increase of approximately 0.5% in the caesarean delivery rate occurred during the study period. The rate of caesarean delivery following lab

SUBMITTER: Kruit H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9255400 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature