Elective Induction at Term Reduces Perinatal Mortality without
Increasing Operative Delivery?
Not exact matches
This dramatic
increase was a result of several changes in the practice environment, including the introduction of electronic fetal monitoring and a decrease in
operative vaginal
deliveries and attempts at vaginal breech
deliveries (8 — 11).
Any
operative procedure
increased the maternal mortality and morbidity index (defined as blood transfusion, hysterectomy, internal iliac artery ligation, or death or ICU admission) to a greater extent than spontaneous
delivery...