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Decision Aid Tool Supposedly Reduces Cesarean Rate

By Danell Swim
February 4, 2008

Researchers from the Universities of Bristol and Dundee recruited 742 women at four maternity units in the UK where the rates of caesarean section ranged from 22%-25% - approximately the UK average. Each woman had had one previous caesarean section. They were split into three randomised groups…

The study found that computer based decision aids can reduce decisional conflict among pregnant women with one previous caesarean section. The researchers say: “this is an important finding, as detailed descriptions and probability information about obstetric complications might be considered as potentially alarming.”

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