Maternal morbidity and mortality during and after Cesarean surgery ~ 2025
The maternal morbidity rate associated with a Cesarean section is higher than the rate for a vaginal delivery. However, Cesarean sections have helped reduce maternal morbidity and mortality rates overall.
Explanation
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Risk of severe morbidity
Cesarean sections are associated with a higher risk of severe maternal morbidity than vaginal deliveries. For example, in one study, the severe maternal morbidity rate for planned Cesarean deliveries was 27.3 per 1000 deliveries, compared to 9.0 for planned vaginal deliveries.
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Risk of death
In some studies, the risk of maternal death after a Cesarean section is higher than the risk after a vaginal delivery. For example, in one study in the Netherlands, the risk of maternal death after a Cesarean section was three times higher than the risk after a vaginal delivery.
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Risk factors
Factors that increase the risk of maternal morbidity include advanced maternal age, pre-pregnancy obesity, and pre-pregnancy comorbidity.
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Location
Maternal deaths following Cesarean sections are 100 times higher in low- and middle-income countries than in high-income countries.
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Maternal mortality and severe morbidity associated with low-risk …Feb 13, 2007 — The overall severe maternal morbidity rate was 27.3 per 1000 deliveries (i.e., 27.3) for women in the planned cesarean…National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov)
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Deaths from caesarean sections 100 times higher in developing countries: global studyMar 28, 2019World Health Organization (WHO)
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The contribution of maternal characteristics and cesarean delivery to …Jan 9, 2019 — Together, these pre-pregnancy factors were estimated to contribute to 13% (95% CI: 12, 14) of severe maternal morbidity…BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth