Patterns of caesarean section in HIV infected and non-infected women in Malawi: is caesarean section used for PMTCT?

• Asıl Yazarlar: Lyson Tenthani (Yazar), Joep J. van Oosterhout (Yazar), Andreas D. Haas (Yazar), Malango Msukwa (Yazar), Nozgechi Phiri (Yazar), Frank Chimbwandira (Yazar), Kali Tal (Yazar), Karoline Aebi-Popp (Yazar), Janne Estill (Yazar), Olivia Keiser (Yazar)
• Materyal Türü: Kitap
• Baskı/Yayın Bilgisi: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Caesarean section (CS) is not recommended for PMTCT in Malawi HIV Guidelines, contrary to most high-income countries where CS is indicated if viral suppression is sub-optimal pre-delivery. We describe patterns of CS in HIV-infected and uninfected women in Malawi and explored if i...