Variations in use of childbirth interventions in 13 high-income countries:A multinational cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: Variations in intervention rates, without subsequent reductions in adverse outcomes, can indicate overuse. We studied variations in and associations between commonly used childbirth interventions and adverse outcomes, adjusted for population characteristics. METHODS AND FINDINGS: In this...
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ftvuamstcris:oai:research.vu.nl:publications/f4936f7c-4e7d-437b-8b59-8056e46c17da 2024-10-06T13:49:59+00:00 Variations in use of childbirth interventions in 13 high-income countries:A multinational cross-sectional study Seijmonsbergen-Schermers, Anna E. van den Akker, Thomas Rydahl, Eva Beeckman, Katrien Bogaerts, Annick Binfa, Lorena Frith, Lucy Gross, Mechthild M. Misselwitz, Björn Hálfdánsdóttir, Berglind Daly, Deirdre Corcoran, Paul Calleja-Agius, Jean Calleja, Neville Gatt, Miriam Vika Nilsen, Anne Britt Declercq, Eugene Gissler, Mika Heino, Anna Lindgren, Helena de Jonge, Ank 2020-05-01 https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/f4936f7c-4e7d-437b-8b59-8056e46c17da https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003103 https://hdl.handle.net/1871.1/f4936f7c-4e7d-437b-8b59-8056e46c17da http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85085537572&partnerID=8YFLogxK http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85085537572&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/f4936f7c-4e7d-437b-8b59-8056e46c17da info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Seijmonsbergen-Schermers , A E , van den Akker , T , Rydahl , E , Beeckman , K , Bogaerts , A , Binfa , L , Frith , L , Gross , M M , Misselwitz , B , Hálfdánsdóttir , B , Daly , D , Corcoran , P , Calleja-Agius , J , Calleja , N , Gatt , M , Vika Nilsen , A B , Declercq , E , Gissler , M , Heino , A , Lindgren , H & de Jonge , A 2020 , ' Variations in use of childbirth interventions in 13 high-income countries : A multinational cross-sectional study ' , PLoS Medicine , vol. 17 , no. 5 , e1003103 , pp. e1003103 . https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003103 /dk/atira/pure/sustainabledevelopmentgoals/good_health_and_well_being name=SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being article 2020 ftvuamstcris https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003103 2024-09-12T00:17:37Z BACKGROUND: Variations in intervention rates, without subsequent reductions in adverse outcomes, can indicate overuse. We studied variations in and associations between commonly used childbirth interventions and adverse outcomes, adjusted for population characteristics. METHODS AND FINDINGS: In this multinational cross-sectional study, existing data on 4,729,307 singleton births at ≥37 weeks in 2013 from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, England, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany (Hesse), Malta, the United States, and Chile were used to describe variations in childbirth interventions and outcomes. Numbers of births ranged from 3,987 for Iceland to 3,500,397 for the USA. Crude data were analysed in the Netherlands, or analysed data were shared with the principal investigator. Strict variable definitions were used and information on data quality was collected. Intervention rates were described for each country and stratified by parity. Uni- and multivariable analyses were performed, adjusted for population characteristics, and associations between rates of interventions, population characteristics, and outcomes were assessed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficients. Considerable intercountry variations were found for all interventions, despite adjustments for population characteristics. Adjustments for ethnicity and body mass index changed odds ratios for augmentation of labour and episiotomy. Largest variations were found for augmentation of labour, pain relief, episiotomy, instrumental birth, and cesarean section (CS). Percentages of births at ≥42 weeks varied from 0.1% to 6.7%. Rates among nulliparous versus multiparous women varied from 56% to 80% versus 51% to 82% for spontaneous onset of labour; 14% to 36% versus 8% to 28% for induction of labour; 3% to 13% versus 7% to 26% for prelabour CS; 16% to 48% versus 12% to 50% for overall CS; 22% to 71% versus 7% to 38% for augmentation of labour; 50% to 93% versus 25% to 86% for any intrapartum pain relief, 19% to 83% versus 10% to 64% for ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Iceland Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (VU): Research Portal Norway PLOS Medicine 17 5 e1003103 |
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BACKGROUND: Variations in intervention rates, without subsequent reductions in adverse outcomes, can indicate overuse. We studied variations in and associations between commonly used childbirth interventions and adverse outcomes, adjusted for population characteristics. METHODS AND FINDINGS: In this multinational cross-sectional study, existing data on 4,729,307 singleton births at ≥37 weeks in 2013 from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Ireland, England, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany (Hesse), Malta, the United States, and Chile were used to describe variations in childbirth interventions and outcomes. Numbers of births ranged from 3,987 for Iceland to 3,500,397 for the USA. Crude data were analysed in the Netherlands, or analysed data were shared with the principal investigator. Strict variable definitions were used and information on data quality was collected. Intervention rates were described for each country and stratified by parity. Uni- and multivariable analyses were performed, adjusted for population characteristics, and associations between rates of interventions, population characteristics, and outcomes were assessed using Spearman's rank correlation coefficients. Considerable intercountry variations were found for all interventions, despite adjustments for population characteristics. Adjustments for ethnicity and body mass index changed odds ratios for augmentation of labour and episiotomy. Largest variations were found for augmentation of labour, pain relief, episiotomy, instrumental birth, and cesarean section (CS). Percentages of births at ≥42 weeks varied from 0.1% to 6.7%. Rates among nulliparous versus multiparous women varied from 56% to 80% versus 51% to 82% for spontaneous onset of labour; 14% to 36% versus 8% to 28% for induction of labour; 3% to 13% versus 7% to 26% for prelabour CS; 16% to 48% versus 12% to 50% for overall CS; 22% to 71% versus 7% to 38% for augmentation of labour; 50% to 93% versus 25% to 86% for any intrapartum pain relief, 19% to 83% versus 10% to 64% for ... |
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Variations in use of childbirth interventions in 13 high-income countries:A multinational cross-sectional study |
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Variations in use of childbirth interventions in 13 high-income countries:A multinational cross-sectional study |
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Variations in use of childbirth interventions in 13 high-income countries:A multinational cross-sectional study |
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