Concepedia

Cesarean sections among Syrian refugees in Lebanon from december 2012/january 2013 to june 2013: probable causes and recommendations.

Karin Huster, Njogu Patterson, Marian Schilperoord, Paul Spiegel

PubMed · 2014 · 40 citations · 14 references

Full text

Open access

Abstract

CS rates are high among Syrian refugee women in Lebanon. Limited access and utilization of antenatal care, privatized health care, and male obstetrical providers may be important drivers that need to be addressed.

References

14

Rates of caesarean section: analysis of global, regional and national estimates

Ana Pilar Betrán, Mario Merialdi, Jeremy A. Lauer et al. · Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology · 2007 · 1K citations

, , +18

APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY FOR BIRTH

Ben Moore · The Lancet · 1985 · 764 citations

, , +7

Caesarean section without medical indications is associated with an increased risk of adverse short-term maternal outcomes: the 2004-2008 WHO Global Survey on Maternal and Perinatal Health

AM Gülmezoglu, Pisake Lumbiganon, Malinee Laopaiboon et al. · BMC Medicine · 2010 · 717 citations · Full text

Maternal and neonatal individual risks and benefits associated with caesarean delivery: multicentre prospective study

José Villar, Guillermo Carroli, Nelly Zavaleta et al. · BMJ · 2007 · 686 citations · Full text

Consumer demand for caesarean sections in Brazil: informed decision making, patient choice, or social inequality? A population based birth cohort study linking ethnographic and epidemiological methods

Dominique P. Béhague, Gabriel D. Victora, Fernando C Barros · BMJ · 2002 · 364 citations · Full text