Research
WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health in Latin America: classifying caesarean sections
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* Corresponding author: Ana P Betrán betrana@who.int
1 Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
2 National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
3 Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales, Rosario, Argentina
4 Department of Obstetric and Gynecology, Federal University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil
5 EngenderHealth, New York, USA
6 Fundación Salud, Ambiente y Desarrollo, Quito, Ecuador
7 Hospital Docente Ginecobstétrico "America Arias", La Habana, Cuba
8 Centro de Pesquisas em Saúde Reprodutiva de Campinas (CEMICAMP), Campinas, Brazil
9 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Asunción, Paraguay
10 Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua, León, Nicaragua
11 Centro de Estudios de Estado y Sociedad, Buenos Aires, Argentina
12 Instituto de Investigación Nutricional, Lima, Peru
13 The Population Council, Latin America Office, Mexico City, Mexico
14 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hospital Nacional de Itaguá, Asunción, Paraguay
Reproductive Health 2009, 6:18 doi:10.1186/1742-4755-6-18
Published: 29 October 2009Additional files
Additional file 1:
Data by country. This file presents the tables for the 10-group classification for each of the 8 countries in this survey.
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Additional file 2:
Stratified analysis. This file presents the results from the stratified analysis by type of institution and education of the mother.
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