title: WHO Statement on Caesarean Section Rates.
authors.affiliation: UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Betran
authors.affiliation: Brazilian Cochrane Center and Department of Obstetrics, São Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo Federal University, São Paulo, Brazil.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Torloni
authors.affiliation: Ministry of Education-Shanghai Key Laboratory of Children's Environmental Health, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, WHO, World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction, Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Gülmezoglu
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003245:Consensus Statements as Topic; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014944:World Health Organization