Keyonna M King, Tatiana Tchouankam, Ron Shope, Regina Idoate, Martina Clarke, Dejun Su, Patrik Johansson
Barriers and opportunities for promoting health professions careers among African American students in the Midwest
Journal of the National Medical Association
reasons increased cesarean section cs rates complex multifactorial goal study look different social economic factors might causing cases cs population retrospective populationbased cohort study data taken perinatal neonatal outcomes research study arabian gulf pearl study registry data 60728 live births 24 weeks gestation analyzed study various socioeconomic factors maternal nationality religion educational level employment status parental income consanguinity housing preterm birth tall stature examined women undergoing cesarean section cs economic outcomes women underwent vaginal delivery vd compared risks associated pregnancy smoking assisted conception prenatal care 60728 births 24 weeks gestation included analysis 17535 women delivered cs 289 women universitylevel education likely deliver cs 61 compared illiterate women women basic education elementary secondary levels 073 ci 95 p 00001 working women likely deliver cs 140 ci 95 p value 00001 women living rented houses less likely achieve normal delivery 718 140 ci 95 p 00001 compared women living owned houses 747 women 20 years old tended achieve vd compared women less 20 years old p value 00001 smoking associated lower chances vd 424 smokers delivered cs compared 283 nonsmokers 187 ci 95 p 00001 assisted conception associated higher cs rates compared spontaneous conceptions 039 p 00001 found statistically significant differences babies born based mothers nationality fathers job mothers income higher education employed mothers smoking living rented houses socioeconomic factors associated higher rate cs population furthermore women regular antenatal care risk delivery cesarean section could related comorbidities increasing likelihood cesarean birth rather antenatal care population assisted reproduction associated higher probability cesarean delivery