title: Nulliparous caesarean section in the home of active management of labour.
abstract: The world-wide incidence of Caesarean section continues to rise with dystocia recognized as the major indication. Active management of labour has been proposed as an alternative treatment to Caesarean section for dystocia. At the National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, a recent increase in the Caesarean section rate has been observed. This retrospective review reveals this to be due to other indications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, National Maternity Hospital, Dublin.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: How
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Foley
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stronge
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D004420:Dystocia / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland; D010298:Parity; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D012189:Retrospective Studies