Searching for the Optimal Rate of Medically Necessary Cesarean Delivery

2014365 citationsJournal Articlegreen Open Access

Authors

Ana Pilar Betrán · World Health Organization

Miguel Guerrero Vela · World Health Organization

João Paulo Souza · World Health Organization

Jun Zhang · Shanghai Children's Hospital

Abstract

Our findings corroborate the statement that a population-level cesarean section rate above 10-15 percent is hardly justified from the medical perspective.

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Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Global Maternal and Child Health Global Health Workforce Issues

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Published in: Birth

Volume 41, Issue 3, pp. 237-244

DOI: 10.1111/birt.12104

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 20.45

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Searching for the Optimal Rate of Medically Necessary Cesarean Delivery

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