Clinical indications and determinants of the rise of cesarean section in three hospitals in rural China

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1484-1490

  Qin, Cheng ^a   Zhou, Min ^b   Callaghan, William M ^a   Posner, Samuel F ^a   Zhang, Jun ^c   Berg, Cynthia J ^a   Zhao, Gengli ^b  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery rate; Cesarean indication; Rural China

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; FEMALE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; RISK FACTOR; RURAL POPULATION; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; FEMALE; GRAVIDITY; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; PARITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84871679816     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0913-7     Document Type: Article

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