The Dual Burden of Malnutrition Increases the Risk of Cesarean Delivery: Evidence From India

Background: Among contemporary human populations, rates of cesarean delivery vary substantially, making it difficult to know if the procedure is inadequately available, or used excessively relative to medical need. A much-cited evolutionary hypothesis attributed birth complications to an “obstetric...

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Main Authors: Jonathan C. K. Wells, Rasmus Wibaek, Marios Poullas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Public Health
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2018.00292/full