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Obstetric interventions, trends, and drivers of change: A 20-year population-based study from Iceland.

Emma Marie SwiftGunnar TomassonHelga GottfreðsdóttirKristjana EinarsdóttirHelga Zoega
Published 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.
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