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The caesarean section rate is rising
Authors:
PC Gunasekera ,
UNFPA Country Technical Services Support Team, South and West Asia, Kathmandu, NP
PS Wijesinghe,
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,
Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, LK
IMR Goonewardene
Department
of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, LK
Abstract
Caesarean section has a case fatality rate 5 to 6 times that of vaginal delivery, in addition to significant long term consequences for the woman
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v46i4.6466
Ceylon Medical Journal 2001; 46(4): 147-150
How to Cite:
Gunasekera, P., Wijesinghe, P. and Goonewardene, I., 2014. The caesarean section rate is rising. Ceylon Medical Journal, 46(4), pp.147–150. DOI: http://doi.org/10.4038/cmj.v46i4.6466
Published on
27 Jan 2014.
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