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What is the optimal rate of cesarean delivery? Investigators examined the relation between cesarean delivery rates and maternal and neonatal mortality in 2012 among the 194 WHO member countries.
Cesarean delivery rates ranged from 0.6% in South Sudan to 55.6% in Brazil. In countries with rates ≤7.2%, mean maternal mortality was 463.3 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births, and mean neonatal mortality was 30.2 neonatal deaths per 1000 live births. In countries with rates from >7.2% to 19.1%, maternal mortality was 137.0 deaths per 100,000 live births, and neonatal mortality was 17.3 deaths per 1000 live births. In countries with rates from >19.1% to 27.3%, maternal mortality was 35.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, and neonatal mortality was…