Caesarean section – desired rate versus actual need
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Caesarean Section
Despite the World Health Organization’s (WHO) recommendation that caesarean section (c-section) rates should not exceed 15% [1], the high rates in some countries are cause for concern. For example, Italy, China, Mexico and Brazil all have rates higher than 36% [2] with great variation within each nation. The need for c-section has probably increased for many reasons, including rising rates of o...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Medical and Biomedical Research
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1694-2078,1694-2086
DOI: 10.4314/ambr.v3i1.3