Indications for caesarean delivery between 1955 and 2005.

Introduction: We wished to evaluate the changes in the indications and rates of caesarean delivery over the past 50 years (1955-2005) at the Ljubljana Maternity Hospital, the largest maternity hospital in Slovenia and a tertiary center.

Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data obtained from delivery records, archived at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, for the selected years 1955, 1965, 1975, 1985, 1995 and 2005. The records were archived in bound books (1955), folders (1965 and 1975), on microfilm (1985) and in the national perinatal information system (1995 and 2005).