Factors associated to the type of childbirth in public and private hospitals in Brazil

Abstract Objectives: to estimate the prevalence of cesarean sections and factors associated to the type of childbirth in Brazil. Methods: data on childbirths were collected in Brazil in 2014. Demographic characteristics, related to pregnancy and birth hospital regime (public or private) were evalu...

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Main Authors: Raphael Mendonça Guimarães, Rafael Leiróz Pereira Duarte Silva, Viviane Gomes Parreira Dutra, Pedro Gomes Andrade, Ana Camila Ribeiro Pereira, Rafael Tavares Jomar, Renata Pascoal Freire
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco
Series:Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292017000300571&lng=en&tlng=en