The Increasing Trend in Caesarean Section Rates: Global, Regional and National Estimates: 1990-2014

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Ana Pilar Betrán · World Health Organization

Jianfeng Ye · Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital of Fudan University

Anne-Beth Moller · World Health Organization

Jun Zhang · XinHua Hospital

A Metin Gülmezoglu · World Health Organization

Maria Regina Torloni · Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Abstract

The use of CS worldwide has increased to unprecedented levels although the gap between higher- and lower-resource settings remains. The information presented is essential to inform policy and global and regional strategies aimed at optimizing the use of CS.

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Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions Assisted Reproductive Technology and Twin Pregnancy Global Maternal and Child Health

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Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 11, Issue 2, pp. e0148343-e0148343

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0148343

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The Increasing Trend in Caesarean Section Rates: Global, Regional and National Estimates: 1990-2014

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