WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health in Latin America: Classifying caesarean sections

Reproductive Health

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Betrn, Ana P ^a   Gulmezoglu, A Metin ^a   Robson, Michael ^b   Merialdi, Mario ^a   Souza, Joo P ^a   Wojdyla, Daniel ^c   Widmer, Mariana ^a   Carroli, Guillermo ^c   Torloni, Maria R ^d   Langer, Ana ^e   Narvez, Alberto ^f   Velasco, Alejandro ^g   Fandes, Anibal ^h   Acosta, Arnaldo ⁱ   Valladares, Eliette ^j   Romero, Mariana ^k   Zavaleta, Nelly ^l   Reynoso, Sofia ^m   Bataglia, Vicente ⁿ  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b NATIONAL MATERNITY HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^c Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales   (Argentina)

^d FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^e ENGENDERHEALTH   (United States)

^f Fundacián Salud Ambiente y Desarrollo ^*  (Ecuador)

^g Hospital Docente Ginecobstétrico América Arias   (Cuba)

^h Center for Mother and Child Research of Campinas   (Brazil)

ⁱ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology   (Paraguay)

^j Universidad Nacional Autánoma de Nicaragua   (Nicaragua)

^k Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad   (Argentina)

^l INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIÓN NUTRICIONAL   (Peru)

^m POPULATION COUNCIL   (Mexico)

ⁿ Hospital Nacional de Itagu   (Paraguay)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CLASSIFICATION; DELIVERY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LABOR; LABOR INDUCTION; MATERNAL WELFARE; NULLIPARA; PATIENT MONITORING; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; SOUTH AND CENTRAL AMERICA; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 73449097810     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17424755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1742-4755-6-18     Document Type: Article

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