Prevalence of Caesarean sections in Enugu, southeast Nigeria: Analysis of data from the Healthy Beginning Initiative.

BACKGROUND:In order to meet the Sustainable Development Goal to decrease maternal mortality, increased access to obstetric interventions such as Caesarean sections (CS) is of critical importance. As a result of women's limited access to routine and emergency obstetric services in Nigeria, the c...

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Main Authors: Jayleen K L Gunn, John E Ehiri, Elizabeth T Jacobs, Kacey C Ernst, Sydney Pettygrove, Katherine E Center, Alice Osuji, Amaka G Ogidi, Nnabundo Musei, Michael C Obiefune, Chinenye O Ezeanolue, Echezona E Ezeanolue
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5371319?pdf=render