Cesarean Section and Maternal-fetal Mortality Rates in Nigeria: An Ecological Lens into the Last Decade

• Main Authors: Hadiza Galadanci, MBBS, MSc, FWACS FRCOG (Author), Deepa Dongarwar, MS (Author), Wolfgang Künzel, FRCOG, FEBCOG (Author), Oladapo Shittu, MBBS, FWACS (Author), Murtala Yusuf, MBBS, FWACS (Author), Sadiq Abdurrahman, NCE (Author), Dolapo Lufadeju, PhD, FICM, CMC (Author), Hamisu M. Salihu, MD, PhD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Global Health and Education Projects, Inc., 2020-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background or Objectives: Despite the global decline in maternal mortality within the last decade, women continue to die excessively from pregnancy-related complicationsin developing countries. We assessed the trends in maternal mortality, fetal mortality and cesarean section (C-Section) rates withi...