title: Cesarean sections for maternal indications in Kasongo (Zaire).
abstract: Cesarean section rates in a rural area in Eastern Zaire are described. Indications are stringent and section is essentially performed on maternal indications. In the urban area cesarean section was performed for 1.1% of the expected births over a 9-year period, but only for 0.3% of expected births in the rural area, indicating a major problem in access to the district hospital. Section rates are compared with those reported for other settings.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: VandenBroek
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: VanLerberghe
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Pangu
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008428:Maternal Mortality; D011247:Pregnancy