Factors associated to the type of childbirth in public and private hospitals in Brazil

• Main Authors: Raphael Mendonça Guimarães (Author), Rafael Leiróz Pereira Duarte Silva (Author), Viviane Gomes Parreira Dutra (Author), Pedro Gomes Andrade (Author), Ana Camila Ribeiro Pereira (Author), Rafael Tavares Jomar (Author), Renata Pascoal Freire (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Objectives: to estimate the prevalence of cesarean sections and factors associated to the type of childbirth in Brazil. Methods: data on childbirths were collected in Brazil in 2014. Demographic characteristics, related to pregnancy and birth hospital regime (public or private) were evaluat...