Non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections: WHO recommendations
Non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections: WHO recommendations
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Switzerland: World Health Organization
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English
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Switzerland: World Health Organization
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Caesarean sections can be a lifesaving procedure for mother and baby, but rates beyond 10% of live births are not associated with reductions in maternal and newborn mortality. Caesarean section rates at national level vary between around 2% in Chad, Burkina Faso, Ethiopia or Madagascar and above 50% in Brazil, Dominican Republic or Egypt. The trend...
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Non-clinical interventions to reduce unnecessary caesarean sections: WHO recommendations
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6933434
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_6933434
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0042-9686
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1564-0604
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10.2471/BLT.19.236729
