Why 'Down Under' Is a Cut Above: A Comparison of Rates of and Reasons for Caesarean Section in England and Australia

Authors

Samantha J. Prosser, University of Queensland
Yvette D. Miller, Queensland University of Technology
Rachel Thompson, Dartmouth College
Maggie Redshaw, University of Queensland

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

4-26-2014

Publication Title

BioMed Central Pregnancy and Childbirth

Abstract

Background: Most studies examining determinants of rising rates of caesarean section have examined patterns in documented reasons for caesarean over time in a single location. Further insights could be gleaned from cross-cultural research that examines practice patterns in locations with disparate rates of caesarean section at a single time point.

Methods: We compared both rates of and main reason for pre-labour and intrapartum caesarean between England and Queensland, Australia, using data from retrospective cross-sectional surveys of women who had recently given birth in England (n = 5,250) and Queensland (n = 3,467).

DOI

10.1186/1471-2393-14-149

Dartmouth Digital Commons Citation

Prosser, Samantha J.; Miller, Yvette D.; Thompson, Rachel; and Redshaw, Maggie, "Why 'Down Under' Is a Cut Above: A Comparison of Rates of and Reasons for Caesarean Section in England and Australia" (2014). Dartmouth Scholarship. 1614.
https://digitalcommons.dartmouth.edu/facoa/1614