Caesarean rate and uterine rupture: A 15-year hospital-based observational retrospective study in rural Tanzania

Zeitschrift fur Geburtshilfe und Neonatologie

Volumn 212, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 222-225

  Stein, Werner ^a   Katundo, I ^b   Byengonzi, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b Nyakahanga Hospital   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

Caesarean section; Maternal mortality; Stillbirth; Uterine rupture

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, RURAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; STILLBIRTH; TANZANIA; UTERINE RUPTURE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149517410     PISSN: 09482393     EISSN: 14391651     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1098735     Document Type: Article

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