Rates of caesarean section: analysis of global, regional and national estimates.

By A. Betrán, M. Merialdi, Jeremy A Lauer, Bing-Shun Wang, Jane Thomas, P. V. Van Look, M. Wagner. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 2007

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Subfields: Emergency Medical Services, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

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• Caesarean section without medical indications is associated with an increased risk of adverse short-term maternal outcomes: the 2004-2008 WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health (2010, background): “At the same time, in many settings, women are increasingly undergoing caesarean sections without any medical indication which may contribute to the worldwide secular trend towards higher rates of caesarean sections [2,3].”