Increases in Caesarean Delivery Rates and Change of Perinatal Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Hospital-Level Analysis of Two WHO Surveys

Zhao, YJ; Zhang, J; Zamora, J; Vogel, JP; Souza, JP; Jayaratne, K; Ganchimeg, T; Ortiz-Panozo, E; Hernandez, B; Oladapo, OT; Torloni, MR; Morisaki, N; Mori, R; Pileggi-Castro, C; Tuncalp, O; Shen, XM; Betran, AP

Zhang, J (reprint author), Shanghai Jiao Tong Univ, MOE Shanghai Key Lab Childrens Environm Hlth, Sch Med, Xinhua Hosp, Shanghai, Peoples R China.

PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, 2017; 31 (4): 251

Abstract

Background: Maternal and neonatal outcomes have improved substantially. During the same period, the caesarean delivery rate soared. The aim of this an......

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