Caesarean sections and the prevalence of preterm and early-term births in Brazil: secondary analyses of national birth registration

Caesarean sections and the prevalence of preterm and early-term births in Brazil: secondary analyses of national birth registration

ObjectivesTo investigate whether the high rates of caesarean sections (CSs) in Brazil have impacted on the prevalence of preterm and early-term births.DesignIndividual-level, cross-sectional analyses of a national database.SettingAll hospital births occurring in the country in 2015.Participants2 903...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ open 2018-08, Vol.8 (8), p.e021538-e021538
Hauptverfasser: Barros, Fernando C, Rabello Neto, Dacio de Lyra, Villar, Jose, Kennedy, Stephen H, Silveira, Mariangela F, Diaz-Rossello, Jose Luis, Victora, Cesar G
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Sprache:eng
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Age
Cesarean section
Epidemiology
Health facilities
Health risk assessment
Marital status
Mortality
Multiple births
Premature birth
Public health
Trends
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Zusammenfassung:ObjectivesTo investigate whether the high rates of caesarean sections (CSs) in Brazil have impacted on the prevalence of preterm and early-term births.DesignIndividual-level, cross-sectional analyses of a national database.SettingAll hospital births occurring in the country in 2015.Participants2 903 716 hospital-delivered singletons in 3157 municipalities, representing >96% of the country’s births.Primary and secondary outcome measuresCS rates and gestational age distribution (
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021538