# José M. Belizán

**Type:** Researchers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/researchers/jose-m-belizan/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Citations | 20,410 |
| Field | Global Maternal and Child Health |
| h-index | 77 |
| i10-index | 204 |
| Last Known Institution | Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/A5060660856 |
| ORCID iD | https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8412-3010 |
| Works | 428 |

## Researcher papers

- [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"](https://scholariq.org/papers/rates-and-implications-of-caesarean-sections-in-latin-america-ecological-study/)
- [Small babies, big risks: global estimates of prevalence and mortality for vulnerable newborns to accelerate change and improve counting](https://scholariq.org/papers/small-babies-big-risks-global-estimates-of-prevalence-and-mortality-for/)
- [A population-based, multifaceted strategy to implement antenatal corticosteroid treatment versus standard care for the reduction of neonatal mortality due to preterm birth in low-income and middle-income countries: the ACT cluster-randomised trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-population-based-multifaceted-strategy-to-implement-antenatal-corticosteroid/)
- [A prospective study of maternal, fetal and neonatal deaths in low- and middle-income countries](https://scholariq.org/papers/a-prospective-study-of-maternal-fetal-and-neonatal-deaths-in-low-and-middle/)
- [Mandatory second opinion to reduce rates of unnecessary caesarean sections in Latin America: a cluster randomised controlled trial](https://scholariq.org/papers/mandatory-second-opinion-to-reduce-rates-of-unnecessary-caesarean-sections-in/)
- [Stillbirths: the vision for 2020](https://scholariq.org/papers/stillbirths-the-vision-for-2020/)

## Researcher topics

- [Global Maternal and Child Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/global-maternal-and-child-health/)
- [Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/pregnancy-and-preeclampsia-studies/)
- [Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions](https://scholariq.org/topics/maternal-and-perinatal-health-interventions/)
- [Birth, Development, and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/birth-development-and-health/)
- [Estrogen and related hormone effects](https://scholariq.org/topics/estrogen-and-related-hormone-effects/)

## Researcher university

- [Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas](https://scholariq.org/institutions/consejo-nacional-de-investigaciones-cientificas-y-tecnicas/)

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