Urban hospital cesarean section delivery rates in Paraiba State, Brazil, 1977-81

J. Rodrigues

American Journal of Public Health, 1988, vol. 78, issue 6, 704-705

Abstract: Paraiba State, Brazil is one of the poorest areas in that country; many of the hospitals are not high quality and medical training is not comparable to that of developed countries. Nevertheless, the rate of cesarean section delivery in urban hospitals has risen from 19.0 per cent in 1977 to 28.5 in 1981. Despite the larger volume of obstetric services in government hospitals, these hospitals had lower cesarean section rates than private hospitals, both profit and non-profit.

Date: 1988
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