Trends in Cesarean Delivery Rates in China, 2008-2018

Hong-Tian Li; Susan Hellerstein; Yu-Bo Zhou; Jian-Meng Liu; Jan Blustein

doi:10.1001/jama.2019.17595

Trends in Cesarean Delivery Rates in China, 2008-2018

JAMA. 2020 Jan 7;323(1):89-91. doi: 10.1001/jama.2019.17595.

Authors

Hong-Tian Li¹, Susan Hellerstein², Yu-Bo Zhou¹, Jian-Meng Liu¹, Jan Blustein³

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Reproductive and Child Health, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China.
² Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts.
³ Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, New York University, New York, New York.

Abstract

This study uses China’s National Maternal and Child Health Statistics data set to characterize trends in cesarean delivery rates overall and by urban and rural areas in China between 2008 and 2018.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Cesarean Section / trends*
China
Datasets as Topic
Female
Humans
Pregnancy
Rural Population
Urban Population