Obstetric interventions, trends, and drivers of change: A 20-year population-based study from Iceland.
Emma Marie SwiftGunnar TomassonHelga GottfreðsdóttirKristjana EinarsdóttirHelga ZoegaPublished in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2018)
The use of labor induction and epidural analgesia increased considerably over time, while the cesarean delivery rate remained low and stable. Increases in labor induction and epidural analgesia were most pronounced for women without a diagnosis of diabetes or hypertensive disorder and were not explained by maternal characteristics such as advanced age.
Keyphrases
- spinal cord
- pain management
- pregnancy outcomes
- ultrasound guided
- pregnant women
- type diabetes
- postoperative pain
- blood pressure
- cardiovascular disease
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- physical activity
- birth weight
- body mass index
- adipose tissue
- insulin resistance
- cervical cancer screening
- skeletal muscle
- spinal cord injury
- chronic pain
- weight gain