Cesarean sections in Brazil: will they ever stop increasing?

• Main Authors: Fernando C. Barros (Author), Alicia Matijasevich (Author), Ana Goretti K. Maranhão (Author), Juan J. Escalante (Author), Dacio L. Rabello Neto (Author), Roberto M. Fernandes (Author), Maria Esther A. Vilella (Author), Ana Cristina Matos (Author), Cristina Albuquerque (Author), Roldofo Gómez Ponce de Léon (Author), Cesar G. Victora (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To describe trends, geographic distribution, and risk factors for cesarean deliveries in Brazil in 2000-2011, and to determine if efforts to curtail rates have had a measurable impact. METHODS: This was an observational study using nationwide information from the Department of Informatics...