Cesarean Section

In a retrospective cohort study, non-English speaking patients received fewer pain assessments and fewer doses of NSAIDs and oxycodone therapeutic equivalents after a cesarean delivery, according to researchers.

Women with low-risk pregnancies in Ontario who requested a cesarean delivery had a reduced risk for short-term adverse delivery outcomes vs. those who planned a vaginal delivery, according to a recent cohort study.

Treatment with tranexamic acid significantly reduced the incidence of calculated estimated postpartum blood loss of more than 1000 mL or red‐cell transfusions within 2 days of cesarean delivery, according to a randomized controlled trial.

Patients monitored with intermittent auscultation vs. other fetal surveillance types had a lower risk for emergency cesarean delivery and did not have an increased risk for adverse neonatal or maternal outcomes, a meta-analysis found.

Women who receive care at hospitals with higher financial incentives for cesarean section may be more likely to undergo cesarean deliveries, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

A one-step screening strategy for gestational diabetes resulted in nearly twice the diagnoses as a two-step strategy, according to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, hospitals across the United States implemented measures to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus in labor and delivery units.

In the United States, almost a third of deliveries in 2018 — 31.9% — were completed via cesarean section, according to the CDC.

COVID-19 infection during pregnancy may not lead to adverse pregnancy outcomes, according to research published in JAMA Network Open.

An elevated risk for developing asthma among children delivered by cesarean section may be caused by differences in their gut microbiome, according to research published in Science Translational Medicine.