Geographic and socioeconomic inequalities in cesarean birth rates in Peru: A comparison between 2009 and 2018.

Akram Hernández-Vásquez Horacio Chacon-Torrico Guido Bendezú-Quispe

Published in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2021)

Cesarean birth rates have increased by 60% during the last decade in Peru. The richest wealth quintiles had the highest CB rates during the study years, which were well above global recommendations.

Keyphrases

gestational age
clinical practice
pregnant women