Title |
Utah health status update: Cesarean section in Utah / |
Subject |
Public health; Health status indicators; Outcome assessment (Medical care); Cesarean section; Delivery (Obstetrics); Public Health; Health Status; Utah; Health Status Indicators; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Cesarean Section; Hospitalization; Delivery, Obstetric; Length of Stay; Dystocia; Maternal Age |
Description |
Cesarean section (C-section) is the surgical delivery of an infant through incisions in the abdomen and uterus. When used appropriately, C-section can be lifesaving for the mother or fetus. However, C-sections also result in longer hospital stays, longer recovery times, and higher medical costs. C-section rates in the U.S. increased from 4.5% in 1965 to a peak rate of 24.4% in 1987. Rates in the late 1980s were much higher than in other developed countries with comparable or better birth and maternal outcomes, leading to efforts to reduce the U.S. C-section rate. More recently, concerns have been raised that some efforts to reduce C-section rates further may have adverse outcomes. This Health Status Update reviews data from a recent Utah Department of Health and Health Data Committee report, Cesarean Section Deliveries in Utah Hospitals, 1992-1997. |
Date |
1999-09 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Digitization Specifications |
18,516 bytes |
Resource Identifier |
9909csect.pdf |
Source |
http://health.utah.gov/opha/publications/hsu/9909csect.pdf |
Relation |
EHSL Bib# 90148 |
Coverage |
1992-1997 |
Setname |
ehsl_ophl |
ID |
188346 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s64m950f/188346 |