Cesarean delivery outcomes from the WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health in Africa

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 191-197

  Shah, Archana ^a   Fawole, Bukola ^b   M'Imunya, James Machoki ^c   Amokrane, Faouzi ^d   Nafiou, Idi ^e   Wolomby, Jean José ^f   Mugerwa, Kidza ^g   Neves, Isilda ^h   Nguti, Rosemary ⁱ   Kublickas, Marius ^j   Mathai, Matthews ^a  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^d MINISTÈRE DE LA SANTÉ   (Algeria)

^e Faculte des Sciences de la Sante   (Niger)

^f Clinique Universitaire de Kinshasa   (Congo)

^g MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^h Delegacao Provincial de Saude de Luanda   (Angola)

ⁱ Urban Research and Development Centre for Africa (URADCA)   (Kenya)

^j KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

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Author keywords

Africa; Cesarean delivery; Maternal outcomes; Perinatal outcomes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPHYXIA; CESAREAN SECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EMERGENCY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PERINATAL CARE; PREECLAMPSIA; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SEPSIS; STILLBIRTH; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 70449522385     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2009.08.013     Document Type: Article

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