Cesarean section: The House of Horne revisited

Kenneth J. Leveno; F. Gary Cunningham; Jack A. Pritchard

doi:10.1016/0002-9378(89)90090-2

Cesarean section: The House of Horne revisited

Kenneth J. Leveno, F. Gary Cunningham, Jack A. Pritchard

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In 1983, obstetricians from Dublin, Ireland, alleged that the perinatal mortality rate in the United States could be achieved with a cesarean section rate of approximately 5%. We responded in 1985 that population and infant outcome differences precluded such a low rate of cesarean sections at Parkland Memorial Hospital. The Dublin obstetriclans responded 3 years later that it was unfair to compare obstetric services for only 1 year (1983). We respond again.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	78-79
Number of pages	2
Journal	American journal of obstetrics and gynecology
Volume	160
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0002-9378(89)90090-2
State	Published - Jan 1989

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Cesarean section comparison

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Obstetrics and Gynecology

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