Variation in caesarean section rates in the US: outliers, damned outliers, and statistics.
editorial · Level V
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Abstract
Gordon C. Smith discusses the study by Katy Kozhimannil and colleagues that examines variations in cesarean section rates in the US and argues for the need for high-quality routine data collection to better understand the reasons for these variations. Please see later in the article for the Editors' Summary.
Medical subject headings
- Cesarean Section
- Databases, Factual
- Obstetric Labor Complications