Testing the assumptions of an indicator of unmet need for obstetric surgery in Ghana: A cross-sectional study of linked hospital and population-based delivery data.
Francesca L CavallaroLisa S HurtJenny A CresswellKaren EdmondSeeba Amenga-EtegoBetty R KirkwoodCarine RonsmansPublished in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2019)
Obstetric providers consider AMIs absolute indications for surgery. However, low rates of surgeries for AMIs among less educated women were not associated with higher mortality. The UON indicator should be used with caution in estimating the unmet need for life-saving obstetric surgery; innovative approaches are needed to identify unmet need in the context of rising cesarean rates.
Keyphrases
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