References
- Mukherjee SN. Rising caesarean section rate. In J Obstet Gynecol. 2006; 4(56):298-300. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Lopes T, Spirtos N, Naik R, Monaghan J. Bonney's Gynaecological Surgery, (11th ed). Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2010. Google Scholar
- XII World Congress of Gynecology and Obstetrics,
Rio de Janeiro, October 1988. In: Advances ingynecology
and obstetrics, Volume 5.Pregnancy and labor. London,
Parthenon Publishing Group, 1989. Google
Scholar
- UNICEF/WHO/UNFPA, (1997). Guidelines for monitoring the availability and use of obstetric services.New York, United NationsPopulation Fund 1999. Google Scholar
- UNDP/UNFPA/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research (2008). Highlights of achievements, 1990-2001.Geneva, World Health Organization, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, Family and Community Health. 2008; 14(124):470-83. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Zelop C, Heffner LJ. The downside of cesarean delivery: short and long term complications. In J Obstet Gynecol. 2004; 47(8):386-93. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Boley JP. The history of cesarean section. Can Med Assoc J. 1991; 145(4):319-22. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Torkan B, Parsay S, Lamyian M, Kazemnejad A, Montazeri A. Postnatal quality of life in women after normal vaginal delivery and caesarean section. BMC Preg Childbirth. 2009; 9(6):4. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Geidam AD, Audu BM, Kawuwa BM, Obed JY. Rising trend and indications of caesarean section at the university of Maiduguri teaching hospital, Nigeria. Ann Afr Med. 2009; 8(2):127-32. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Diallo FB, Diallo MS, Bangoura S, Diallo AB, Camara Y. Cèsarienne, facteur derèduction de morbiditè etde mortalitèfoeto-maternelle au Centre Hospitalier UniversitaireIgnace Deen de Conakry (Guinée). Méd d'Afrique Noire.1998; 45(6):123-28. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Forsah SF. Rates, Indications and Complications of Caesarean Deliveries: The case of Buea Regional Hospital. Unpublished MD thesis, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Buea, Buea, Cameroon 2012. Google Scholar
- Tebeu PM, Ngassa P, Mboudou E, Kongnyuy EJ, Binam F, Obama MT. Neonatal survival following cesarean delivery in northern Cameroon. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2008; 103(3):259-60. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Pickrell K. An inquiry into the history of cesarean section. Bull Soc Med Hist (Chicago). 1935; 4(56):414-53. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Molyneux ME, Borgstein A, Taylor TE,Wirima JJ. Clinical features and prognostic indicators in paediatric cerebral malaria: a study of 131 comatose Malawian children. Q J Med. 1989; 71(265): 441-59. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Alexander JM, Leveno KJ, Hauth J, Landon MB, Thom E, Spong CY et al. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units Network. Obstet Gynecol. 2006; 108(4):885-90. PubMed | Google Scholar
- American Academy of Pediatrics. Committee on Fetus and Newborn, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and Committee on Obstetric Practice. J Paediatr.2006; 117(22):1444-47. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Wijdicks EF. The diagnosis of brain death. NEJM. 2001; 344(16): 1215-21. PubMed | Google Scholar
- World Health Organisation. Appropriate technology for birth. Lancet. 1985;2(8452):436-7. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Toril K, Ola DS, Anne KD, Stein TN, Pal. Planned cesarean versus planned vaginal delivery at term: comparison of newborn infant outcomes. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2006; 195(6):1538-43. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Adekanle DA, Adeyemi AS, Fasanu AO. Caesarean section at a tertiary institution in Southwestern Nigeria: a 6-year audit. OJOG. 2013; 3(20):357-61. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Aziz N, Yousfani S, Soomro I. Rising trend and indications of caesarean section at the Liaquat university of medical & health sciences. Quarterly Medical Channel. 2011;17(4): 55- 59. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Bangal VB, Thorat PS, Patel NH, Borawake SK. Caesarean sections- are we doing right? IJBR. 2012; 3(4):281-84. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Furau C, Furau G, Dascau V, Ciobanu G, Onel C, Stanescu C. Improvements in cesarean section techniques: arad's obstetrics department experience on adapting the vejnovic cesarean section technique. MAEDICA J Clinic Med. 2013; 8(3):256-60. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Igberase GO, Ebeigbe PN, Andrew BO. High caesarean section rate: a ten year experience in a tertiary hospital in the Niger delta, Nigeria. Nigerian J Clinic Practice. 2009; 12(3):294-97. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Inyang-Etoh EC, Etuk SJ. Demographic and obstetric determinants of emergency caesarean section among women in Calabar, Nigeria. Glo Res J Med Sci. 2013; 3(7):20-24. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Kamath BD, Todd JK, Glazner JE, Lezotte D, Lynch AM. Neonatal outcomes after elective caesarean delivery. Obstet Gyncol. 2009; 113(6):1231-8. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Lee HC, Gould JB, Boscardin WJ, El-Sayed YY, Blumenfeld YJ. Trends in cesarean delivery for twin births in the United States. Obstet Gynecol. 2011; 118(5):1095-101. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Liston FA, Allen VM, O'Connell CM, Jangaard KA. Neonatal outcomes with caesarean delivery at term. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2008; 93(3):176-82. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Mahmut K. The Delivery methods and the factors affecting among giving birth in hospitals in Yozgat, Turkey. Int J Caring Sci. 2012; 5(2): 157-61. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Ojiyi EE, Dike EI, Anolue F, Chukwulebe A. Appraisal of caesarean section at the Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu, Southeastern Nigeria. Int J Obstet Gynecol. 2012; 16(2):2. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Sugewe DE. Evolution des indications de césarienne à la maternité du CHU de Yaoundé sur une période de 10 ans (1990-1999), Unpublished MD thesis, Faculty of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences,University of Yaounde I, Yaounde, Cameroon 2000. Google Scholar
- Souza JP, Gülmezoglu AM, Lumbiganon P, Laopaiboon M, Carroli G, FawoleB,et al. Caesarean section without medical indications is associated with an increased risk of adverse short-term maternal outcomes: the 2004-2008 WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health. BMC Med. 2010;8(10):71. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Teguete I, Traore Y, Sissoko A, Djire MY, Thera A, Dolo T et al. Determining factors of cesarean delivery trends in developing countries: lessons from Point G National Hospital (Bamako - Mali). Tech Cesarean Delivery. 2012;200(9):162-200. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Villar J, Valladares E, Wojdyla D, Zavaleta N, Carroli G, Velazco A et al. Caesarean delivery rates and pregnancy outcomes: the 2005 WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health in Latin America. Lancet. 2006; 367 (9525): 1819-29. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Althabe F, Sosa C, Belizán JM, Gibbons L, Jacquerioz F, Bergel E. Cesarean section rates and maternal and neonatal mortality in low, medium and high income countries: an ecological study. Birth. 2006; 33 (4): 270-7. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Nana PN, Djenabou A, Fomulu JN,Mbu RE, Tonye R, Wandji JC et al. Epidemio-clinical factors associated with caesarean delivery in two referral hospitals (Public/Faith-Based), Far-North Region, Cameroon. Clin Mother Child Health. 2011; 8(2):1-5. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Doh AS. A clinical study of caesarean section at the University Teaching Hospital (CHU) Yaounde (1982-1989). Cent Afr J Med. 1991; 37(10):326-28. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Olusanya OB, Solanke O. Maternal and neonatal factors associated with mode of delivery under a universal newborn hearing screening programme in Lagos, Nigeria. BMC Preg Childbirth. 2009; 9(6):41. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Onsrud L, Onsrud M. Increasing use of cesarean section, even in developing countries. Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 1996; 116(1):67-71. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Roosmalen JV, Does V. Caesarean birth rates worldwide: a search for determinants. Trop Geogr Med. 1995; 47(1):19-22. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Cragin EB. Conservatism in obstetrics. NY Med J. 1916;104(2):1-3. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Flamm BL. Once a cesarean, always a controversy.Obstet Gynecol. 1997; 90(8):312-15. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Reynolds F, Seed PT. Anaesthesia for caesarean section and neonatal acid-base status: a meta-analysis. Anaesth. 2005; 60(4):636-53. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Gordon A, McKechnie EJ, Jeffery H. Pediatric presence at cesarean section: justified or not? Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2005; 193 (3 pt 1):599-605. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Algert CS, Bowen JR, Giles WB, Knoblanche GE, Lain SJ, Roberts CJ. Regional block versus general anaesthesia for caesarean section and neonatal outcomes: a population-based study. BMC. 2009; 7(2):20. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Nkwabong E, Fomulu JN, Hamida A, Onana A, Tjek PT, Kouam L et al. The Risk of adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes in cameroonian primiparous women aged more than 26 years. Clinics in Mother and Child Health. 2011; 8(4):1-4. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Apgar V, Holiday DA, James LS, Weisbrot IM, Berrien C. Evaluation of the newborn infant: second report. JAMA. 1958; 168(6):1985-88. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Allison S. Maternal and neonatal effects of caesarean section. BMJ. 2007; 335(7628):1003-1004. PubMed | Google Scholar
- Zanardo V, Simbi AK, Franzoi M, Soldà G, Salvadori A, Trevisanuto D. Neonatal respiratory morbidity risk and mode of delivery at term: influence of timing of elective caesarean delivery. Acta Pædiatr. 2004; 93(1):643-647. PubMed | Google Scholar