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Second-stage primary Caesarean deliveries: Are maternal complications increased?

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 51 , issue 4, pages: 328–331

DOI: 10.1080/20786204.2009.10873873

Author(s): J MoodleyWomen's Health and HIV Research Unit and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, , J DevjeeDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, , SM KhedunWomen's Health and HIV Research Unit and Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, , T EsterhuizenProgramme of Biostatistics, Research Ethics and Medical Law, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, ,

Keywords: Caesarean sections, second-stage labour, complications,

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Background: Second-stage Caesarean sections (CSs) are known to be associated with increased complications but most reports originate from tertiary hospitals, which attend to high-risk patients. Complication rates may differ in district hospitals, which attend to low-risk patients.

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