Caesarean delivery in South Italy: women without choice. A cross sectional survey.

BACKGROUND: In spite of the World Health Organization's recommendations to maintain caesarean delivery (CD) between 5% and 15% of total births, the rates of CD continue to rise in countries with routine access to medical services. As in Italy CD rate reached 38% in 2008, the highest at EU level...

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Main Authors: Pamela Barbadoro, Carlos Chiatti, Marcello Mario D'Errico, Francesco Di Stanislao, Emilia Prospero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3444483?pdf=render