Increase in cesarean sections in Brazil - a call to reflection

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
² Department of Maternal Child, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
³ Vassouras University, Vassouras, RJ, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁵ University of Brasilia, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
⁶ Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
⁷ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
⁸ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
⁹ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
¹⁰ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
¹¹ Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
¹² Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.

Antonio Braga et al. Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet. 2023 Mar.

. 2023 Mar;45(3):109-112.

doi: 10.1055/s-0043-1768454. Epub 2023 Apr 27.

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil.
² Department of Maternal Child, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil.
³ Vassouras University, Vassouras, RJ, Brazil.
⁴ Department of Obstetrics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
⁵ University of Brasilia, Brasília, DF, Brazil.
⁶ Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil.
⁷ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil.
⁸ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil.
⁹ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
¹⁰ Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
¹¹ Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
¹² Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil.

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