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

• Main Authors: Lyson Tenthani (Author), Joep J. van Oosterhout (Author), Andreas D. Haas (Author), Malango Msukwa (Author), Nozgechi Phiri (Author), Frank Chimbwandira (Author), Kali Tal (Author), Karoline Aebi-Popp (Author), Janne Estill (Author), Olivia Keiser (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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...