This document summarizes the long-term risks and benefits of cesarean delivery for mothers, babies, and subsequent pregnancies. It analyzes randomized controlled trials and large prospective cohort studies comparing outcomes of cesarean and vaginal delivery. Cesarean delivery is associated with reduced urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse but increased risks for fertility, future pregnancy complications, and long-term child outcomes.
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Journal Reading- Long-term risks and benefits associated with cesarean delivery
This document summarizes the long-term risks and benefits of cesarean delivery for mothers, babies, and subsequent pregnancies. It analyzes randomized controlled trials and large prospective cohort studies comparing outcomes of cesarean and vaginal delivery. Cesarean delivery is associated with reduced urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse but increased risks for fertility, future pregnancy complications, and long-term child outcomes.
This document summarizes the long-term risks and benefits of cesarean delivery for mothers, babies, and subsequent pregnancies. It analyzes randomized controlled trials and large prospective cohort studies comparing outcomes of cesarean and vaginal delivery. Cesarean delivery is associated with reduced urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse but increased risks for fertility, future pregnancy complications, and long-term child outcomes.
rise worldwide with recent (2016) reported rates of 24.5% in • The objective of this systematic review is Western Europe, 32% in North to describe the long-term risks and America, and 41% in South benefits of cesarean delivery for mother, baby, and subsequent pregnancies. America. Methods
• Studies were randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and large
(more than 1,000 participants) prospective cohort studies with greater than or equal to one-year follow-up comparing outcomes of women delivering by cesarean delivery and by vaginal delivery. Conclusion
• Cesarean delivery is associated with a reduced rate of
urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse, but this should be weighed against the association with increased risks for fertility, future pregnancy, and long-term childhood out- comes