title: Review of obstetric operative intervention rates.
abstract: The trends in obstetric operative intervention at a major teaching hospital in Sydney, Australia, were reviewed during the decade 1979-1989. While the caesarean section rate has increased by 36.4%, forceps deliveries have decreased. The normal delivery rate has remained constant at 67%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Westmead Hospital, New South Wales, Australia.
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Foote
authors.forename: W B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Giles
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005113:Extraction, Obstetrical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009017:Morbidity; D009517:New South Wales; D009772:Obstetrical Forceps; D011247:Pregnancy