About the Authors
- Maria Regina Torloni
-
* E-mail: ginecologia@terra.com.br
Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Sao Paulo Federal University and Brazilian Cochrane Centre, Sao Paulo, Brazil
- Ana Pilar Betran
-
Affiliation Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Joao Paulo Souza
-
Affiliation Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Mariana Widmer
-
Affiliation Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Tomas Allen
-
Affiliation Department of Knowledge Management and Sharing, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Metin Gulmezoglu
-
Affiliation Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
- Mario Merialdi
-
Affiliation Department of Reproductive Health and Research, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland
Competing Interests
Academic conflict of interest: Five authors of the present study have published a study on CS in Latin America using one of the classifications evaluated in the present systematic review. Betran AP, Gulmezoglu AM, Robson M, Merialdi M, Souza JP et al. (2009) WHO global survey on maternal and perinatal health in Latin America: classifying caesarean sections. Reprod Health 6: 18.
Author Contributions
Conceived and designed the experiments: MRT APB JPS MW MG MM. Performed the experiments: MRT APB. Analyzed the data: MRT APB JPS MW TJA MG MM. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: TJA. Wrote the paper: MRT APB JPS MW TJA MG MM.