# Mandatory second opinion to reduce rates of unnecessary caesarean sections in Latin America: a cluster randomised controlled trial

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/mandatory-second-opinion-to-reduce-rates-of-unnecessary-caesarean-sections-in/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Fernando Althabe,José M. Belizán,José Villar,Sophie Alexander,Eduardo Bergel,Silvina Ramos,Mariana Romero,Allan Donner,Gunilla Lindmark,Ana Langer,Ubaldo Farnot,José Guilherme Cecatti,Guillermo Carroli,Edgar Kestler |
| Citations | 188 |
| DOI | 10.1016/s0140-6736(04)16406-4 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2146588385 |
| PMID | 15194252 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2004 |

## Paper authors

- [Silvina Ramos](https://scholariq.org/researchers/silvina-ramos/)

## Paper journal

- [The Lancet](https://scholariq.org/journals/the-lancet/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions](https://scholariq.org/topics/maternal-and-perinatal-health-interventions/)

## Paper topics

- [Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions](https://scholariq.org/topics/maternal-and-perinatal-health-interventions/)
- [Global Maternal and Child Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/global-maternal-and-child-health/)
- [Global Health and Surgery](https://scholariq.org/topics/global-health-and-surgery/)

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