35.  Mikki, N., Abu-Rmeileh, N.M.E., Wick, L., Abu-Asab, N. Cesarean delivery rates, determinants and indications in Maqassed Hospital, Jerusalem, 1993 and 2002. 2009.Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal,15(4):868-879.

This study investigated the rising rate of caesarean section (CS) deliveries between 1993 and 2002 (9.4% to 14.4%) and associated factors, including indications for CS and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics based on the register of a major Palestinian teaching hospital. Instrumental deliveries declined from 12.6% to 4.4%. Fetal distress decreased as an indication for C S, while previous CS and breech presentations contributed to the increase