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The Increasing Trend in Caesarean Section Rates: Global, Regional and National Estimates: 1990-2014
PLoS ONE · 2016 · Vol. 11(2) · pp. e0148343–e0148343
Ana Pilar Betrán✉(World Health Organization)Jianfeng Ye(Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University)Anne-Beth Moller(World Health Organization)Jun Zhang(XinHua Hospital)A Metin Gülmezoglu(World Health Organization)Maria Regina Torloni(Universidade Federal de São Paulo)
Abstract
The use of CS worldwide has increased to unprecedented levels although the gap between higher- and lower-resource settings remains. The information presented is essential to inform policy and global and regional strategies aimed at optimizing the use of CS.
Maternal and Perinatal Health InterventionsAssisted Reproductive Technology and Twin PregnancyGlobal Maternal and Child HealthLatin AmericansDemographyGeographyTrend analysisStatisticsMathematicsPolitical science
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AfricaAsiaCesarean SectionDeveloping CountriesEuropeFemaleHumansLatin AmericaNorth AmericaPregnancyCaribbean RegionDeveloped CountriesOceania
Funding
- World Health Organization
- Alberta Agricultural Research Institute
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