PMID: 15366405Sep 16, 2004Paper

Effect of peer review and trial of labor on lowering cesarean section rates

Journal of the Chinese Medical Association : JCMA
Wei-Hsing LiangTzay-Shing Yang

Abstract

In an attempt to lower cesarean section rates, a cesarean surveillance system and a selective trial of labor were introduced in a tertiary hospital in Taiwan. From 1997 to 2000, 2 physicians were appointed as consultants for the pre-cesarean surveillance, and a trial of labor after a cesarean section was employed concurrently. We organized a weekly departmental Cesarean Indication Conference on Mondays. Comparisons of the cesarean rates between 1993-96 and 1997-2000 were made using the chi-square test. Comparisons of the proportion of overall cesarean sections contributed by each indication for both 1993 and 2000 were also made by chi-square test. A comparison of the 4-year periods before and after 1997 showed that the total cesarean rate had decreased from 37.0 to 30.7% (p < 0.001), primary cesarean rate from 21.3 to 17.8% (p < 0.001), and repeat cesarean rate from 15.7 to 12.9% (p < 0.001). No uterine rupture occurred. Among the 54 indications for primary cesareans, compared between 1993 and 2000, the proportion rates for dystocia, fetal distress, preeclampsia, induction failure, gestational diabetes, and elderly primigravidahad decreased substantially. The efficient way to lower the repeat cesarean rate is trial of labor, an...Continue Reading

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