China's 50% caesarean delivery rate: Is it too high?

BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 160-164

  Hellerstein, S ^a   Feldman, S ^a   Duan, T ^b,c  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Shanghai Woman's Healthcare Institute   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIRTH RATE; CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CHINA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; LIVE BIRTH; NOTE; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; TREND STUDY; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; MEDICALIZATION; OBSTETRICS; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TRENDS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION;

CESAREAN SECTION; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MEDICALIZATION; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PREGNANCY; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; URBAN HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84922649205     PISSN: 14700328     EISSN: 14710528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.12971     Document Type: Note

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