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Cesarean Delivery Trends Among Patients at Low Risk for Cesarean Delivery in the US, 2000-2019

IMPORTANCE: Reducing rates of unnecessary cesarean deliveries is both a national and a global health objective. However, there are limited national US data on trends in indications for low-risk cesarean delivery. OBJECTIVE: To determine temporal trends in and indications for cesarean delivery among...

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Autores principales: Frappaolo, Anna M., Logue, Teresa C., Goffman, Dena, Nathan, Lisa M., Sheen, Jean-Ju, Andrikopoulou, Maria, Wen, Timothy, D’Alton, Mary E., Friedman, Alexander M.
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Publicado: American Medical Association 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10061237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36988955
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.5428
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author Frappaolo, Anna M.
Logue, Teresa C.
Goffman, Dena
Nathan, Lisa M.
Sheen, Jean-Ju
Andrikopoulou, Maria
Wen, Timothy
D’Alton, Mary E.
Friedman, Alexander M.
author_facet Frappaolo, Anna M.
Logue, Teresa C.
Goffman, Dena
Nathan, Lisa M.
Sheen, Jean-Ju
Andrikopoulou, Maria
Wen, Timothy
D’Alton, Mary E.
Friedman, Alexander M.
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description IMPORTANCE: Reducing rates of unnecessary cesarean deliveries is both a national and a global health objective. However, there are limited national US data on trends in indications for low-risk cesarean delivery. OBJECTIVE: To determine temporal trends in and indications for cesarean delivery among patients at low risk for the procedure over a 20-year period. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cross-sectional study analyzed 2000 to 2019 delivery hospitalizations using the National Inpatient Sample. Births at low risk for cesarean delivery were identified using a definition from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and additional criteria. Temporal trends in cesarean birth were analyzed using joinpoint regression to estimate the average annual percentage change (AAPC) with 95% CIs. Data analysis was performed from August 2022 to January 2023. EXPOSURE: This analysis evaluated cesarean birth trends in a population at low risk for this procedure over a 20-year period. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: In addition to overall cesarean birth risk, cesarean deliveries for nonreassuring fetal status and labor arrest were individually analyzed. RESULTS: Of an estimated 76.7 million delivery hospitalizations, 21.5 million were excluded according to the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine definition, and 14.7 million were excluded according to additional criteria. Of the estimated 40 517 867 deliveries included, 12.1% (4 885 716 deliveries) were by cesarean delivery. Cesarean deliveries among patients at low risk for the procedure increased from 9.7% to 13.9% between 2000 and 2009, plateaued, and then decreased from 13.0% to 11.1% between 2012 and 2019. The AAPC for cesarean delivery was 6.4% (95% CI, 5.2% to 7.6%) from 2000 to 2005, 1.2% from 2005 to 2009 (95% CI, −1.2% to 3.7%), and −2.2% from 2009 to 2019 (95% CI, −2.7% to −1.8%). Cesarean delivery for nonreassuring fetal status increased from 3.4% of all deliveries in 2000 to 5.1% in 2019 (AAPC, 2.1%; 95% CI, 1.7% to 2.5%). Cesarean delivery for labor arrest increased from 3.6% in 2000 to a peak of 4.8% in 2009 before decreasing to 2.7% in 2019. Cesarean deliveries for labor arrest increased during the first half of the study (2000-2009) for the active phase (from 1.5% to 2.1%), latent phase (from 1.1% to 1.5%), and second stage (from 0.9% to 1.3%) and then decreased from 2010 to 2019, from 2.1% to 1.7% for the active phase, from 1.5% to 1.2% for the latent phase, and from 1.2% to 0.9% for the second stage. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Cesarean deliveries among patients at low risk for cesarean birth appeared to decrease over the latter years of the study period, with cesarean deliveries for labor arrest becoming less common.
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spelling pubmed-100612372023-03-31 Cesarean Delivery Trends Among Patients at Low Risk for Cesarean Delivery in the US, 2000-2019 Frappaolo, Anna M. Logue, Teresa C. Goffman, Dena Nathan, Lisa M. Sheen, Jean-Ju Andrikopoulou, Maria Wen, Timothy D’Alton, Mary E. Friedman, Alexander M. JAMA Netw Open Original Investigation IMPORTANCE: Reducing rates of unnecessary cesarean deliveries is both a national and a global health objective. However, there are limited national US data on trends in indications for low-risk cesarean delivery. OBJECTIVE: To determine temporal trends in and indications for cesarean delivery among patients at low risk for the procedure over a 20-year period. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This cross-sectional study analyzed 2000 to 2019 delivery hospitalizations using the National Inpatient Sample. Births at low risk for cesarean delivery were identified using a definition from the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine and additional criteria. Temporal trends in cesarean birth were analyzed using joinpoint regression to estimate the average annual percentage change (AAPC) with 95% CIs. Data analysis was performed from August 2022 to January 2023. EXPOSURE: This analysis evaluated cesarean birth trends in a population at low risk for this procedure over a 20-year period. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: In addition to overall cesarean birth risk, cesarean deliveries for nonreassuring fetal status and labor arrest were individually analyzed. RESULTS: Of an estimated 76.7 million delivery hospitalizations, 21.5 million were excluded according to the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine definition, and 14.7 million were excluded according to additional criteria. Of the estimated 40 517 867 deliveries included, 12.1% (4 885 716 deliveries) were by cesarean delivery. Cesarean deliveries among patients at low risk for the procedure increased from 9.7% to 13.9% between 2000 and 2009, plateaued, and then decreased from 13.0% to 11.1% between 2012 and 2019. The AAPC for cesarean delivery was 6.4% (95% CI, 5.2% to 7.6%) from 2000 to 2005, 1.2% from 2005 to 2009 (95% CI, −1.2% to 3.7%), and −2.2% from 2009 to 2019 (95% CI, −2.7% to −1.8%). Cesarean delivery for nonreassuring fetal status increased from 3.4% of all deliveries in 2000 to 5.1% in 2019 (AAPC, 2.1%; 95% CI, 1.7% to 2.5%). Cesarean delivery for labor arrest increased from 3.6% in 2000 to a peak of 4.8% in 2009 before decreasing to 2.7% in 2019. Cesarean deliveries for labor arrest increased during the first half of the study (2000-2009) for the active phase (from 1.5% to 2.1%), latent phase (from 1.1% to 1.5%), and second stage (from 0.9% to 1.3%) and then decreased from 2010 to 2019, from 2.1% to 1.7% for the active phase, from 1.5% to 1.2% for the latent phase, and from 1.2% to 0.9% for the second stage. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: Cesarean deliveries among patients at low risk for cesarean birth appeared to decrease over the latter years of the study period, with cesarean deliveries for labor arrest becoming less common. American Medical Association 2023-03-29 /pmc/articles/PMC10061237/ /pubmed/36988955 http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.5428 Text en Copyright 2023 Frappaolo AM et al. JAMA Network Open. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the CC-BY License.
spellingShingle Original Investigation
Frappaolo, Anna M.
Logue, Teresa C.
Goffman, Dena
Nathan, Lisa M.
Sheen, Jean-Ju
Andrikopoulou, Maria
Wen, Timothy
D’Alton, Mary E.
Friedman, Alexander M.
Cesarean Delivery Trends Among Patients at Low Risk for Cesarean Delivery in the US, 2000-2019
title Cesarean Delivery Trends Among Patients at Low Risk for Cesarean Delivery in the US, 2000-2019
title_full Cesarean Delivery Trends Among Patients at Low Risk for Cesarean Delivery in the US, 2000-2019
title_fullStr Cesarean Delivery Trends Among Patients at Low Risk for Cesarean Delivery in the US, 2000-2019
title_full_unstemmed Cesarean Delivery Trends Among Patients at Low Risk for Cesarean Delivery in the US, 2000-2019
title_short Cesarean Delivery Trends Among Patients at Low Risk for Cesarean Delivery in the US, 2000-2019
title_sort cesarean delivery trends among patients at low risk for cesarean delivery in the us, 2000-2019
topic Original Investigation
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10061237/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36988955
http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.5428
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