Folasade A Bello, Taiwo A Tsele, Timothy O Oluwasola
OBJECTIVE: To determine the decision-to-delivery interval (DDI) for emergency cesarean deliveries (CDs) at a tertiary center in Nigeria, to evaluate causes of delay, and to assess the effects of delays on perinatal outcomes. METHODS: Between September and November 2010, a prospective, observational study was undertaken at University College Hospital, Ibadan. Events that occurred after a decision to perform an emergency CD were recorded. Associations between outcomes and the DDI were analyzed...
September 2015: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics