Caesarean section audit to improve quality of care in a rural referral hospital in Tanzania

• Main Authors: Luuk Dekker (Author), Tessa Houtzager (Author), Omary Kilume (Author), John Horogo (Author), Jos van Roosmalen (Author), Angelo Sadock Nyamtema (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Caesarean section (CS) is often a life-saving procedure, but can also lead to serious complications, even more so in low-resource settings. Therefore unnecessary CS should be avoided and optimal circumstances for vaginal delivery should be created. In this study, we aim to audit...