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Cesarean section

Known as: Abdominal Deliveries, Cesarean section of unspecified type, cesarean deliveries 
Surgical delivery of one or more intrauterine fetuses though an abdominal incision.(NICHD)
National Institutes of Health

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BirthBirth Method of DeliveryBody of uterusCesarean hysterectomy

Narrower (4)

Classical cesarean sectionExtraperitoneal cesarean sectionVaginal cesarean sectionlower segment cesarean section

Broader (1)

Obstetric Delivery

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Births: preliminary data for 2012.
Objectives-This report presents preliminary data for 2012 on births in the United States. U.S. data on births are shown by age… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Classifications for Cesarean Section: A Systematic Review
Background Rising cesarean section (CS) rates are a major public health concern and cause worldwide debates. To propose and… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Combined associations of prepregnancy body mass index and gestational weight gain with the outcome of pregnancy.
BACKGROUND Although both maternal prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) may affect birth weight… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Cesarean delivery may affect the early biodiversity of intestinal bacteria.
The gastrointestinal tract of neonates becomes colonized immediately after birth with environmental microorganisms, mainly from… 
Review
2007
Review
2007
Elective cesarean section and decision making: a critical review of the literature.
BACKGROUND The cesarean section rate continues to rise in many countries with routine access to medical services, yet this… 
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Cesarean section rates and maternal and neonatal mortality in low-, medium-, and high-income countries: an ecological study.
BACKGROUND Cesarean section rates show a wide variation among countries in the world, ranging from 0.4 to 40 percent, and a… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Maternal and perinatal outcomes associated with a trial of labor after prior cesarean delivery.
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Clinical outcomes of near-term infants.
OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that near-term infants have more medical problems after birth than full-term infants and that… 
Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Placenta accreta: prospective sonographic diagnosis in patients with placenta previa and prior cesarean section
A prospective evaluation for possible placenta accreta was performed in 34 patients with placenta previa and a history of one or… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Placental bed spiral arteries in the hypertensive disorders of pregnancy
Objective— The investigation of the histology of the placental bed spiral arteries in normal pregnancy and in pregnancies… 
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