The free caesareans policy in low-income settings: an interrupted time series analysis in Mali (2003-2012).

INTRODUCTION: Several countries have instituted fee exemptions for caesareans to reduce maternal and newborn mortality. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the effect of fee exemptions for caesareans on population caesarean rates taking into account different levels of accessibility. METHODS: The observation pe...

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Main Authors: Pierre Fournier, Alexandre Dumont, Caroline Tourigny, Aline Philibert, Aliou Coulibaly, Mamadou Traoré
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4138145?pdf=render