A systematic review and time-response meta-analysis of the optimal timing of elective caesarean sections for best maternal and neonatal health outcomes

• Main Authors: Barbara Prediger (Author), Tim Mathes (Author), Stephanie Polus (Author), Angelina Glatt (Author), Stefanie Bühn (Author), Sven Schiermeier (Author), Edmund A. M. Neugebauer (Author), Dawid Pieper (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background The rate of caesarean sections (CS) has increased in the last decades to about 30% of births in high income countries. Many CSs are electively planned without an urgent medical reason for mother or child. An early CS though may harm the newborn. Our aim was to evaluate the gestat...