The misleading choice for safer births in Brazilian's most developed region: a cross-sectional study.
Juliana Camargo GiordanoSimony Lira NascimentoAna Carolina Godoy-MirandaFernanda Garanhani de Castro SuritaPublished in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2017)
The overall CS rate was high (greater than 50%); in the private service, almost all participants had a CS delivery (90.1%). Better socioeconomic conditions and primiparity were associated with higher CS rates in Brazil. Political pressure for the management of unnecessary CSs is vital in Brazil. Together with the provision of real incentives for normal deliveries in public and, most importantly, private services.