José M. Belizán

THE GLOBAL NUMBERS AND COSTS OF ADDITIONALLY NEEDED AND UNNECESSARY CAESAREAN SECTIONS PERFORMED PER YEAR: OVERUSE AS A BARRIER TO UNIVERSAL COVERAGE

Luz Gibbons, José M. Belizán, Jeremy A. Lauer et al. · 2010 · 708 citations

Medicine, Maternal Health, Obstetrics +11

WHO antenatal care randomised trial for the evaluation of a new model of routine antenatal care

José Villar, Hassan Ba’aqeel, Gilda Piaggio et al. · The Lancet · 2001 · 631 citations

Medicine, Maternal Health, Obstetrics +12

Maternal-perinatal morbidity and mortality associated with adolescent pregnancy in Latin America: Cross-sectional study

Agustín Conde‐Agudelo, José M. Belizán, Cristina Lammers · American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology · 2005 · 543 citations

Public Health, Maternal Health, Obstetrics +17

Rates and implications of caesarean sections in Latin America: ecological study   Commentary: all women should have a choice   Commentary: increase in caesarean sections may reflect medical control not women's choice   Commentary: "health has become secondary to a sexually attractive body"

José M. Belizán, Fernando Althabe, Fernando C. Barros et al. · BMJ · 1999 · 419 citations · Full text

Public Health, Maternal Health, Obstetrics +13

Cesarean Section Rates and Maternal and Neonatal Mortality in Low‐, Medium‐, and High‐Income Countries: An Ecological Study

Fernando Althabe, Claudio Sosa, José M. Belizán et al. · Birth · 2006 · 386 citations

Public Health, Maternal Health, Obstetrics +17