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Table 3 Caesarean section as a proportion of all births in Zahedan

From: Home birth and barriers to referring women with obstetric complications to hospitals: a mixed-methods study in Zahedan, southeastern Iran

Number

of C/S

Expected number

births in Zahedan

Proportion

Zahedan/hospitals

Recommended

range

2501

15150

0.17

0.21

5-15%

  1. Source: MHO, Zahedan, 2011.