Andrea N Simpson, Rinku Sutradhar, Eric I Benchimol, Wing C Chan, Joan Porter, Sarah Moore, Fahima Dossa, Vivian Huang, Cynthia Maxwell, Laura Targownik, Ning Liu, Nancy N Baxter
OBJECTIVE: It is unclear if use of cesarean delivery in people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is guideline-concordant. We compared the odds of cesarean delivery among primiparous individuals with IBD versus without, overall and by disease characteristics, as well as time to subsequent delivery. METHODS: Retrospective matched population-based cohort study between 1 April 1994 and 31 March 2020. Primiparous individuals aged 15-55 years with IBD were matched to those without on age, year, hospital, and number of newborns delivered...
April 15, 2024: Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada: JOGC