Journal article
Cesarean section rate differences by migration indicators
Abstract
PurposeTo answer the question: are there differences in cesarean section rates among childbearing women in Canada according to selected migration indicators?MethodsSecondary analyses of 3,500 low-risk women who had given birth between January 2003 and April 2004 in one of ten hospitals in the major Canadian migrant-receiving cities (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver) were conducted. Women were categorized as non-refugee immigrant, asylum seeker, …
Authors
Gagnon AJ; Van Hulst A; Merry L; George A; Saucier J-F; Stanger E; Wahoush O; Stewart DE
Journal
Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Vol. 287, No. 4, pp. 633–639
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
April 2013
DOI
10.1007/s00404-012-2609-7
ISSN
0932-0067