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Is the surge in cesarean section rates during the COVID-19 pandemic truly substantiated?
| Title: | Is the surge in cesarean section rates during the COVID-19 pandemic truly substantiated? |
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| Authors: | Bakhtiar Piroozi, Ghobad Moradi, Kimya Khoramipoor, Hassan Mahmoodi, Farnaz Zandvakili, Ali Ebrazeh, Azad Shokri, Farhad Moradpour |
| Source: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, Vol 24, Iss 1, Pp 1-7 (2024) |
| Publisher Information: | BMC, 2024. |
| Publication Year: | 2024 |
| Collection: | LCC:Gynecology and obstetrics |
| Subject Terms: | Cesarean section, Primigravid women, COVID-19 pandemic, Interrupted Time Series, Kurdistan Province., Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991 |
| More Details: | Abstract Background Cesarean section (C-section) rates, deemed a critical health indicator, have experienced a historical increase. The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted healthcare patterns including delays or lack of follow-up in treatment and an increased number of patients with acute problems in hospitals. This study aimed to explore whether the observed surge is a genuine consequence of pandemic-related factors. Methods This study employs an Interrupted Time Series (ITS) design to analyze monthly C-section rates from March 2018 to January 2023 in Kurdistan province, Iran. Segmented regression modeling is utilized for robust data analysis. Results The C-section rate did not show a significant change immediately after the onset of COVID-19. However, the monthly trend increased significantly during the post-pandemic period (p |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 1471-2393 27940314 |
| Relation: | https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2393 |
| DOI: | 10.1186/s12884-024-06492-1 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/3bfe7a63c00e4d279403147f2793e430 |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.3bfe7a63c00e4d279403147f2793e430 |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
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| ISSN: | 14712393 27940314 |
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| DOI: | 10.1186/s12884-024-06492-1 |
| Published in: | BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth |
| Language: | English |