Original paper
The global epidemiology of Caesarean Sections: major increases and wide disparities
Published: Aug 9, 2018
Abstract
This Lancet Series paper, one of three on the high rate of Caesarean Section (CS), describes the global, regional and selected country levels, trends, determinants and inequalities in CS. Based on data from 169 countries representing 98.4% of the world’s births, we estimate that 21.1% (95% uncertainty range 19.9-22.4%) or 29.7 million births occurred through CS in 2015, representing almost a doubling since 2000 (12.1%; 10.9-13.3%). The...
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Title
The global epidemiology of Caesarean Sections: major increases and wide disparities
Published Date
Aug 9, 2018
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