Skip Navigation

This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Services
Right arrow Email this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My Personal Archive
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by SIGNORELLI, C
Right arrow Articles by OSBORN, J
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by SIGNORELLI, C
Right arrow Articles by OSBORN, J
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us  
What's this?

© 1991 Oxford University Press

research-article

Trend of Caesarean Section in Italy: An Examination of National Data 1980–1985

C SIGNORELLI*, P ELLIOTT{dagger}, M S CATTARUZZA* and J OSBORN{dagger}

*Institute of Hygiene, School of Medicine, University of Rome ‘La Sapienza’ P. le Aldo Moro 5, 00185 Rome, Italy.
{dagger}Department of Epidemiology and Population Sciences, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine London, UK.

An Italian nationwide presentation of data concerning the proportion of births by caesarean section (CS) for the period 1980–1985 is presented here. A constant increase in CS was noted, from 11.2% in 1980 to 15.8% in 1985. The increase was observed in all regions while higher rates were noted in northern and central Italy. CS rates are higher in older age groups, in pregnancies from 29th to 35th week of gestation for high and low birthweights and malpresentations. Ecological associations revealed that CS is positively related to economic development and negatively to perinatal and stillbirth rates.

Revised 1 February 1991


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Eur J Public HealthHome page
E. Mossialos, S. Allin, K. Karras, and K. Davaki
An investigation of Caesarean sections in three Greek hospitals: The impact of financial incentives and convenience
Eur J Public Health, June 1, 2005; 15(3): 288 - 295.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]


Disclaimer:
Please note that abstracts for content published before 1996 were created through digital scanning and may therefore not exactly replicate the text of the original print issues. All efforts have been made to ensure accuracy, but the Publisher will not be held responsible for any remaining inaccuracies. If you require any further clarification, please contact our Customer Services Department.