Multiple repeat caesarean section in the UK: incidence and consequences to mother and child. A national, prospective, cohort study.

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OBJECTIVE: To estimate the incidence of multiple repeat caesarean section (MRCS) (five or more) in the UK and to describe the outcomes for women and their babies relative to women having fewer repeat caesarean sections. DESIGN: A national population-based prospective cohort study using the UK Obstetric Surveillance System (UKOSS). SETTING: All UK hospitals with consultant-led maternity units. POPULATION: Ninety-four women having their fifth or greater MRCS between January 2009 and December 2...

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Authors: Cook, JR; Jarvis, S; Knight, M; Dhanjal, M

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology
• Volume: 120
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 85-91
• Publication date: 2013-01-01
• DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12010
• EISSN: 1471-0528
• ISSN: 1470-0328
• Language: English
• Keywords: Female; Humans; Pregnancy Outcome; Incidence; Pregnancy Trimester, Third; Pregnancy Complications; Pregnancy; Cesarean Section, Repeat; Postpartum Hemorrhage; Great Britain; Adult; Placenta Previa; Body Mass Index; Prospective Studies; Pregnancy Trimester, Second