TITLE:
Trends in cesarean section rates at a large East African referral hospital from 2005-2010
AUTHORS:
Ayaba Worjoloh, Rachel Manongi, Olola Oneko, Cathrine Hoyo, Anne Kjersti Daltveit, Daniel Westreich
KEYWORDS:
Cesarean Delivery; Maternal Health; Africa; Birth Registry; Tanzania; Trends
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.2 No.3,
September
7,
2012
ABSTRACT: Between 2005 to 2010 in a Tanzanian referral hospital, the Cesarean section rate ranged from 29.9% to 35.5%. The leading indication was previous Cesarean.