Caesarean section in uninsured women in the USA: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The aim of this study is to assess the odds of caesarean section (CS) for uninsured women in the USA and understand the underlying mechanisms as well as consequences of lower use.

Study design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library and CINAHL from the first year of records to April 2018.

Eligibility criteria

We included studies that reported data to allow the calculation of ORs of CS of uninsured as compared with insured women.

Outcomes

The prespecified primary outcome was the adjusted OR of deliveries by CS of uninsured women as compared with privately or publicly insured women. The prespecified secondary outcome was the crude OR of deliveries by CS of uninsured women as compared with insured wom

SUBMITTER: Hoxha I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6443081 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature