Among women in England, cesarean section in the first delivery increased the risk of placenta previa in the subsequent delivery by 60%. There was no evidence that the effect of CS on placenta previa ...

AT THE Boston City Hospital in the ten-year period from 1936 to 1946 there were 961 cesarean sections — 3.3 per cent of 28,341 deliveries, or 1 cesarean section in every 29 cases. This incidence is ...

WITH cesarean section, opinion on indications and choice of operation should certainly approach unanimity. So much has been written and so many formidable analytic compilations have been advanced that ...

Many cesarean sections are necessary to minimize the danger from complications such as placenta previa – when the placenta blocks the opening of the cervix – or a baby is in a breech position. Surgery ...

A cesarean section represents a significant medical decision that doctors don’t recommend lightly. While vaginal deliveries remain the preferred method for most births, specific circumstances can make ...

If you had a C-section before, you might be curious about how it could impact your next pregnancy, especially regarding the placental position. Sometimes, a previous C-section can shift the placenta’s ...

Cesarean delivery is the most common inpatient surgery in the U.S. but it also carries inherent surgical risks, including vascular, visceral, soft tissue, and nerve damage, which can lead to ...

Evidence about the risk of placenta previa following a previous CS in UK women is limited to results published 25 years ago. [14] We used the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), an administrative ...