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dc.contributor.authorNedberg, Ingvild Hersoug
dc.contributor.authorLazzerini, Marzia
dc.contributor.authorMariani, Ilaria
dc.contributor.authorMøllersen, Kajsa
dc.contributor.authorValente, Emanuelle Pessa
dc.contributor.authorAnda, Erik Eik
dc.contributor.authorSkjeldestad, Finn Egil
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-23T09:00:30Z
dc.date.available2021-09-23T09:00:30Z
dc.date.issued2021-09-03
dc.description.abstractBackground - Increases in the proportion of the population with increased likelihood of cesarean section (CS) have been postulated as a driving force behind the rise in CS rates worldwide. The aim of the study was to assess if changes in selected maternal risk factors for CS are associated with changes in CS births from 1999 to 2016 in Norway.<p> <p>Methods and findings - This national population-based registry study utilizes data from 1,055,006 births registered in the Norwegian Medical Birth Registry from 1999 to 2016. The following maternal risk factors for CS were included: nulliparous/≥35 years, multiparous/≥35 years, pregestational diabetes, gestational diabetes, hypertensive disorders, previous CS, assisted reproductive technology, and multiple births. The proportion of CS births in 1999 was used to predict the number of CS births in 2016. The observed and predicted numbers of CS births were compared to determine the number of excess CS births, before and after considering the selected risk factors, for all births, and for births stratified by 0, 1, or >1 of the selected risk factors. The proportion of CS births increased from 12.9% to 16.1% (+24.8%) during the study period. The proportion of births with 1 selected risk factor increased from 21.3% to 26.3% (+23.5%), while the proportion with >1 risk factor increased from 4.5% to 8.8% (+95.6%). Stratification by the presence of selected risk factors reduced the number of excess CS births observed in 2016 compared to 1999 by 67.9%. Study limitations include lack of access to other important maternal risk factors and only comparing the first and the last year of the study period.<p> Conclusions - In this study, we observed that after an initial increase, proportions of CS births remained stable from 2005 to 2016. Instead, both the size of the risk population and the mean number of risk factors per birth continued to increase. We observed a possible association between the increase in size of risk population and the additional CS births observed in 2016 compared to 1999. The increase in size of risk population and the stable CS rate from 2005 and onward may indicate consistent adherence to obstetric evidence-based practice in Norway.en_US
dc.identifier.citationNedberg, I.H., Lazzerini, M., Mariani, I., Møllersen, K., Valente, E.P., Anda, E.E. & Skjeldestad, F.E. (2021). Changes in maternal risk factors and their association with changes in cesarean sections in Norway between 1999 and 2016: A descriptive population-based registry study. PLoS Med 18(9): e1003764.en_US
dc.identifier.cristinIDFRIDAID 1936403
dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pmed.1003764
dc.identifier.issn1549-1277
dc.identifier.issn1549-1676
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10037/22636
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofNedberg, I.H. (2022). Cesarean sections in Georgia and Norway - What contributes to too much, too little, or just right? The role of maternal risk factors and efforts to reduce high cesarean section rates. (Doctoral thesis). <a href=https://hdl.handle.net/10037/24424>https://hdl.handle.net/10037/24424</a>.
dc.relation.journalPLoS Medicine
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dc.rights.holderCopyright 2021 The Author(s)en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medical disciplines: 700::Health sciences: 800::Community medicine, Social medicine: 801en_US
dc.subjectVDP::Medisinske Fag: 700::Helsefag: 800::Samfunnsmedisin, sosialmedisin: 801en_US
dc.titleChanges in maternal risk factors and their association with changes in cesarean sections in Norway between 1999 and 2016: A descriptive population-based registry studyen_US
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen_US
dc.typeJournal articleen_US
dc.typeTidsskriftartikkelen_US
dc.typePeer revieweden_US


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