Abiodun S Adeniran, Duum C Nwachukwu, Amaka N Ocheke, Salisu O Mohammed, Abdulkarim O Musa, Silas Ochejele, Rais S Ibraheem, Samuel Pam, Amsa B Mairami, Aishatu A Gobir, Eyinade K Olateju, Fatimah J Baba, Patricia F Medupin, Grace Ahmed, Sarah Ango, Godwin Akaba, Taofik O Ogunkunle, Egwu Agada, Luz Gibbons, Olufemi T Oladapo, Tina Lavin, Jamilu Tukur, Abiodun P Aboyeji
OBJECTIVE: To describe the outcomes and quality of care for women and their babies after caesarean section (CS) in Nigerian referral-level hospitals. DESIGN: Secondary analysis of a nationwide cross-sectional study. SETTING: Fifty-four referral-level hospitals. POPULATION: All women giving birth in the participating facilities between 1 September 2019 and 31 August 2020. METHODS: Data for the women were extracted, including sociodemographic data, clinical information, mode of birth, and maternal and perinatal outcomes...
April 4, 2024: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology