Increases in Caesarean Delivery Rates and Change of Perinatal Outcomes in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Hospital-Level Analysis of Two WHO Surveys

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2017, Pages 251-262

  Zhao, Yanjun ^a,b   Zhang, Jun ^a   Zamora, Javier ^c,d   Vogel, Joshua Peter ^e   Souza, João P ^f   Jayaratne, Kapila ^g   Ganchimeg, Togoobaatar ^h   Ortiz Panozo, Eduardo ⁱ   Hernandez, Bernardo ^j   Oladapo, Olufemi T ^e   Torloni, Maria R ^k   Morisaki, Naho ^l   Mori, Rintaro ^l   Pileggi Castro, Cynthia ^f   Tunçalp, Özge ^e   Shen, Xiaoming ^a   Betrán, Ana Pilar ^e  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c HOSPITAL RAMÓN Y CAJAL   (Spain)

^d QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^g MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Sri Lanka)

^h UNIVERSITY OF TSUKUBA   (Japan)

ⁱ INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^k FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^l NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

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Author keywords

adverse outcomes; caesarean delivery; low and middle income countries; perinatal

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOW INCOME COUNTRY; MIDDLE INCOME COUNTRY; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERINATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85018428077     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12363     Document Type: Article

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