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Caesarean section rate

DefinitionPercentage of births that are by caesarean section.

Also called the Caesarean delivery rate (Hospital Minimum Data Set, District Health Information System Database) - defined as Caesarean deliveries x 100 divided by Total Deliveries.
ReferencePattinson RC, editor. Saving Babies: A perinatal care survey of South Africa 2000. South Africa: Medical Research Council; 2000.
Ref. URLhttp://www.hst.org.za/publications/428
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Indicator Type: -> Health Status -> Reproductive Health -> Maternal health

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