title: [Variations in frequency of Cesarean sections in Denmark].
abstract: An investigation is presented on the basis of the medical register of births concerning all primiparae who were delivered of a liveborn singleton infant in 1982 and 1986. On the basis of the section on complications in the notification of the births, we have made a subdivision into four "approximate indications". We find a variation in frequencies of Caesarean section from 9.7% (1982) to 17.1% (1986) between the various counties and an increase during the period investigated of 19%. 50% of the increase occurred in the group termed "other causes", 25% in the group of foetal distress and 25% in the group of dystocia. The group of breech presentations is, by and large, unchanged in Denmark as a whole but great differences are present between counties. This register investigation does not permit the possibility of deeper analysis of the reasons for the variations.
authors.affiliation: Københavns Amts Sygehus i Gentofte, gynaekologisk/obstetrisk afdeling, Sundhedsstyrelsen.
authors.forename: L S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Sperling
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Knudsen
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Secher
authors.forename: F B
authors.initials: FB
authors.lastname: Kristensen
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003718:Denmark; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D012042:Registries
vernacular_title: Variationer i hyppigheden af kejsersnit i Danmark.