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Cesarean sections for maternal indications in Kasongo (Zaire)
Author(s) -
VandenBroek N.,
VanLerberghe W.,
Pangu K.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(89)90605-x
Subject(s) - medicine , section (typography) , obstetrics , rural area , demography , socioeconomics , advertising , business , sociology , pathology
Cesarean section rates in a rural area in Eastern Zaire are described. Indications are stringent and section is essentially performed on maternal indications. In the urban area cesarean section was performed for 1.1% of the expected births over a 9‐year period, but only for 0.3% of expected births in the rural area, indicating a major problem in access to the district hospital. Section rates are compared with those reported for other settings.