Obstructed labor and caesarean delivery: the cost and benefit of surgical intervention.

BACKGROUND: Although advances in the reduction of maternal mortality have been made, up to 273,000 women will die this year from obstetric etiologies. Obstructed labor (OL), most commonly treated with Caesarean delivery, has been identified as a major contributor to global maternal morbidity and mor...

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Main Authors: Blake C Alkire, Jeffrey R Vincent, Christy Turlington Burns, Ian S Metzler, Paul E Farmer, John G Meara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3338803?pdf=render