Cesarean section: The House of Home revisited
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TL;DR
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% and it was unfair to compare obstetric services for only 1 year.
Abstract
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 obstetricians responded 3 years later that it was unfair to compare obstetric services for only 1 year (1983). We respond again.