Caesarean section among referred and self-referred birthing women: a cohort study from a tertiary hospital, northeastern Tanzania

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The inequity in emergency obstetric care access in Tanzania is unsatisfactory. Despite an existing national obstetric referral system, many birthing women bypass referring facilities and go directly to higher-level care centres. We w...

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Main Authors: Oneko Olola, Vangen Siri, Sørbye Ingvil K, Sundby Johanne, Bergsjø Per
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-07-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2393/11/55