Timing of cesarean section for prolonged labor in urban Tanzania: A criterion-based auditAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

• Main Authors: Monica Lauridsen Kujabi, MD, PhD (Author), Natasha Housseine, MD, PhD (Author), Idrissa Kabanda, MD (Author), Rukia Msumi, MD (Author), Luzango Maembe, MD (Author), Mtingele Sangalala, MD (Author), Manyanga Hudson, MD (Author), Sarah Hansen, BSc. Med (Author), Anna Macha, MD (Author), Brenda Sequeira D'mello, MD (Author), Dan Wolf Meyrowitsch, PhD (Author), Flemming Konradsen, PhD (Author), Andreas Kryger Jensen, PhD (Author), Kidanto Hussein, MD, PhD (Author), Nanna Maaløe, MD, PhD (Author), Thomas van den Akker, MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: Similar to many resource-constrained urban settings, cesarean deliveries in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, have increased rapidly, from 17% in 2015 to 26% in 2022. Alarmingly, at the population level, the increase was not followed by improvements in perinatal outcomes, suggesting the overuse o...