title: Cesarean section--indications and risks in rural Zaire.
abstract: In a retrospective study in rural Zaire, 10.2% of all deliveries were conducted by cesarean section. Common indications were contracted pelvis and uterine dysfunction (37%) and previous cesarean delivery (32%). Compared with normal delivery, mortality was higher after cesarean section. Cesarean section should only be performed by well-trained personnel and when vaginal delivery is deemed inappropriate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Evangelical Medical Center, Nyankunde, Zaire.
authors.forename: A O
authors.initials: AO
authors.lastname: Longombe
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dix
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000401:mortality*; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo / Q000453:epidemiology; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies