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Post caesarean section delivery.

I I Bolaji·F P Meehan
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Recent clinical attention has focused upon the rising rate of caesarean sections being performed and whether patients with a previous caesarean section should be allowed a vaginal delivery. In this paper, the worldwide trend of caesarean section and the role of trial of scar following single and multiple caesarean surgery is reviewed. The role of oxytocin and regional epidural analgesia is evaluated as well as perinatal and maternal mortality. On the basis of the available data, there is no justification for the current clinical practice of almost 99% prevalence of elective repeat caesarean section in some hospitals in the North America. Oxytocin and epidural analgesia, when carefully monitored, are safe and reasonable in these patients. Watchful waiting has always been an essential virtue in obstetric management and should not be replaced by hopeful expectancy. This aspect of the art of obstetrics would appear to require rejuvenation if we are to stem the rising tide of caesarean sections.

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Analgesia, EpiduralCesarean SectionCicatrixFemaleHumansInfant MortalityInfant, NewbornLabor, ObstetricOxytocinPregnancyVaginal Birth after CesareanJournal ArticleReview

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I I Bolaji, F P Meehan. 1993-10-29. Post caesarean section delivery.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0028-2243(93)90033-9

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