Caesarean section in four South East Asian countries reasons for, rates, associated care practices and health outcomes.docVIP

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth BioMedCentral Research article Open Access Caesarean section in four South East Asian countries: reasons for, rates, associated care practices and health outcomes Mario R Festin1, Malinee Laopaiboon2, Porjai Pattanittum2, Melissa R Ewens3, David J Henderson-Smart4, Caroline A Crowther*3 for The SEA-ORCHID Study Group Address: 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila 1000, Philippines, 2Department of Biostatistics and Demography, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand, 3Discipline of O