Caesarean sections before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in western Sydney, Australia.

Background: To determine the changes in emergency and elective caesarean section (CS) rates since the COVID-19 pandemic, identify the groups most affected, and examine changes in the factors associated with CS rates, and reasons for CS.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study using routinely collected data of 22,346 births from before the pandemic (January 2018-February 2020) and 18,597 births during the pandemic (March 2020-December 2021). Data were analysed using multinominal logistic regression.

Private obstetric intervention: good, bad or whatever?

Challenging the assumption that higher rates of intervention provide no benefits for babies.

Essure hysteroscopic sterilization: results based on utilizing a new coil catheter delivery system.

Study Objective: To assess the safety and placement effectiveness of a new delivery catheter for the Essure micro-insert hysteroscopic sterilization system.

Design: Prospective, multicenter, single-arm clinical study. (Canadian Task Force classification II-3).