# Rates and implications of caesarean sections in Latin America: ecological study   Commentary: all women should have a choice   Commentary: increase in caesarean sections may reflect medical control not women's choice   Commentary: "health has become secondary to a sexually attractive body"

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/rates-and-implications-of-caesarean-sections-in-latin-america-ecological-study/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | José M. Belizán,Fernando Althabe,Fernando C. Barros,Sophie Alexander,Elaine Showalter,Abbie Griffin,Alessandra Marnie Martins Gomes de Castro,Hilda Bastian |
| Citations | 419 |
| DOI | 10.1136/bmj.319.7222.1397 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | bronze |
| OA URL | https://www.bmj.com/content/bmj/319/7222/1397.full.pdf |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2126986799 |
| PMID | 10574855 |
| Type | editorial |
| Year | 1999 |

## Paper authors

- [Sophie Alexander](https://scholariq.org/researchers/sophie-alexander/)

## Paper journal

- [BMJ](https://scholariq.org/journals/bmj/)

## 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/)
- [Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues](https://scholariq.org/topics/female-genital-mutilation-cutting-issues/)
- [Global Maternal and Child Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/global-maternal-and-child-health/)

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