Strategies to Address Global Cesarean Section Rates: A Review of the Evidence
- 6 March 2002
- Vol. 29 (1) , 28-39
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1523-536x.2002.00153.x
Abstract
Background: The steadily increasing global rates of cesarean section has become one of the most debated topics in maternity care. This paper reviews and reports on the success of strategies that hav...Keywords
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