Factors contributing to rapidly increasing rates of cesarean section in Armenia: a partially mixed concurrent quantitative-qualitative equal status study

Factors contributing to rapidly increasing rates of cesarean section in Armenia: a partially mixed concurrent quantitative-qualitative equal status study

Abstract Background Armenia has an upward trend in cesarean sections (CS); the CS rate increased from 7.2% in 2000 to 31.0% in 2017. The purpose of this study was to investigate potential factors contributing to the rapidly increasing rates of CS in Armenia and identify the actual costs of CS and va...

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Main Authors: Meri Tadevosyan, Anna Ghazaryan, Arusyak Harutyunyan, Varduhi Petrosyan, Adam Atherly, Kim Hekimian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Cesarean section
Vaginal birth
Financial reimbursement
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-018-2158-6

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