Regional variation in caesarean deliveries in Germany and its causes.

Mikolajczyk, Rafael; Schmedt, Niklas; Zhang, Jun; Lindemann, Christina; Langner, Ingo; Garbe, Edeltraut

dc.contributor.author	Mikolajczyk, Rafael
dc.contributor.author	Schmedt, Niklas
dc.contributor.author	Zhang, Jun
dc.contributor.author	Lindemann, Christina
dc.contributor.author	Langner, Ingo
dc.contributor.author	Garbe, Edeltraut
dc.date.accessioned	2013-06-07T12:41:50Z	en
dc.date.available	2013-06-07T12:41:50Z	en
dc.date.issued	2013	en
dc.identifier.citation	Regional variation in caesarean deliveries in Germany and its causes. 2013, 13:99 BMC Pregnancy Childbirth	en_GB
dc.identifier.issn	1471-2393	en
dc.identifier.pmid	23634820	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1186/1471-2393-13-99	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10033/293583	en
dc.description.abstract	Determinants of regional variation in caesarean sections can contribute explanations for the observed overall increasing trend of caesarean sections. We assessed which mechanism explains the higher rate of caesarean sections in the former West than East Germany: a more liberal use of caesarean sections in the case of relative indications or more common caesarean sections without indications.
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.rights	Archived with thanks to BMC pregnancy and childbirth	en_GB
dc.title	Regional variation in caesarean deliveries in Germany and its causes.	en
dc.type	Article	en
dc.contributor.department	Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leibniz Institute for Prevention Research and Epidemiology-BIPS, Bremen, Germany. Rafael.mikolajczyk@helmholtz-hzi.de.	en_GB
dc.identifier.journal	BMC pregnancy and childbirth	en_GB
refterms.dateFOA	2018-06-12T23:25:22Z
html.description.abstract	Determinants of regional variation in caesarean sections can contribute explanations for the observed overall increasing trend of caesarean sections. We assessed which mechanism explains the higher rate of caesarean sections in the former West than East Germany: a more liberal use of caesarean sections in the case of relative indications or more common caesarean sections without indications.