Trends in cesarean section rates in private and public facilities in rural eastern Maharashtra, India from 2010-2017.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Rates of cesarean sections (CS) have increased dramatically over the past two decades in India. This increase has been disproportionately high in private facilities, but little is known about the drivers of the CS rate increase and how they vary over time and geographically.

Methods

Women enrolled in the Nagpur, India site of the Global Network for Women's and Children's Health Research Maternal and Neonatal Health Registry, who delivered in a health facility with CS capability were included in this study. The trend in CS rates from 2010 to 2017 in public and private facilities were assessed and displayed by subdistrict. Multivariable generalized estimating equations models were used to assess the association of delivering in private versus public facilities wit

SUBMITTER: Simmons E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8360542 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature