Reliability of data on caesarean sections in developing countries

• Main Authors: Cynthia K. Stanton (Author), Dominique Dubourg (Author), Vincent De Brouwere (Author), Mar Pujades (Author), Carine Ronsmans (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: The World Health Organization, 2005-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To examine the reliability of reported rates of caesarean sections from developing countries and make recommendations on how data collection for surveys and health facility-based studies could be improved. METHODS: Population-based rates for caesarean section obtained from two sources: De...