Open AccessThe Effectiveness of Public Policies in Promoting Responsible Business Conduct: Rates of Elective Cesarean Sections versus Vaginal Deliveries in Public and Private Healthcare Networks in Brazil
Author(s) -
Mariana Kaipper de Azevedo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista internacional de derechos humanos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2250-5210
DOI - 10.26422/ridh.2021.1102.kai
Subject(s) - legislation , government (linguistics) , business , health care , public health , government regulation , public policy , public health policy , public health care , private sector , public relations , medicine , public administration , health policy , nursing , political science , economic growth , economics , law , philosophy , linguistics , china
This article analyses the effectiveness of public policies inpromoting responsible business conduct in terms of the high rates of elective cesarean sections in Brazil. This frequency runs counter to the recommendations of the World Health Organization, which states that cesarean sections should only be performed when clinically necessary when the health of the mother or child is at risk. The government, which is responsible for protecting fundamental rights that include health, must ensure that public and private health care networks act in the best interest of its citizens. This study involves data collection, bibliographic research, and a review of the legislation, and concludes that although Brazil has numerous public policies to encouragevaginaldelivery,theseinitiativesdisregardthe determining factors that lead to elective cesarean births.