Authors' recommendations: To the health practitioners involved in the birth process: - Clear information about the consequences of mode of delivery on mother and offspring should be given to future parents at the beginning of the third trimester when benefits and risks can be assessed. This information should include the consequences for future pregnancies. To the College of Physicians for the mother and the newborn: - To heighten obstetricians’ awareness of the consequences of opting for a caesarean section without a clear clinical indication, particularly for primiparous women with a singleton vertex, beyond 37 weeks of pregnancy. To the monitoring bodies for perinatal epidemiology: - A feedback on the statistics of each practitioner using the Robson Classification could be considered in addition to annual reports on hospital statistics. - Use data from the birth registration form (e-Birth) allowing to differentiate and report CS indications: -- Distinguish both in category 2 and 4 of the Robson classification between induction and elective CS -- Integrate the category ‘non-medical indications’ in the data analysis and feedback.

Project Status: Completed

Year Published: 2016

URL for published report: https://doi.org/10.57598/R275C

URL for additional information: https://kce.fgov.be/en/elective-caesarean-section-in-low-risk-women-at-term-consequences-for-mother-and-offspring

English language abstract: An English language summary is available

Publication Type: Not Assigned

Country: Belgium

DOI: 10.57598/R275C

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