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Cesarean section rates and maternal complication rates were adjusted for known risk factors.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Main outcome measures<\/jats:title><jats:p>Cesarean section rate, maternal complications related to cesarean section, and neonatal asphyxia.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The cesarean section rates varied significantly between the hospitals (12.9\u201325.1%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.0001), as did the maternal complication rates related to cesarean section (13.0\u201336.5%, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.0001). There was no relation between maternal complications and the cesarean section rate. The differences remained after adjusting for risk factors. Neonatal asphyxia rates varied between 0.14 and 2.8% (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.0001) and were not related to the cesarean section rates.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>The rates of cesarean section, maternal complications and neonatal asphyxia vary markedly between different delivery units. 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