Caesarean rates in Brazil: what is involved?

BJOG. 2015 Apr;122(5):606-9. doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.13119. Epub 2014 Oct 20.

Authors

G Ramires de Jesus¹, N Ramires de Jesus, F M Peixoto-Filho, G Lobato

Affiliation

¹ Fernandes Figueira Institute, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (IFF-FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

PMID: 25327984
DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13119

No abstract available

MeSH terms

Analgesia, Obstetrical / statistics & numerical data
Brazil / epidemiology
Cesarean Section* / economics
Cesarean Section* / psychology
Cesarean Section* / statistics & numerical data
Cesarean Section* / trends
Female
Health Policy* / legislation & jurisprudence
Health Policy* / trends
Hospitals, Private
Hospitals, Public
Humans
Insurance Coverage*
Insurance, Health*
Parturition
Patient Acceptance of Health Care / psychology
Patient Satisfaction / statistics & numerical data
Patient Transfer / trends
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications / diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications / economics*
Pregnancy Outcome
Public Opinion*
Socioeconomic Factors
Sterilization, Tubal / statistics & numerical data
Unnecessary Procedures / trends*