Rates and implications of caesarean sections in Latin America: ecological study (original) (raw)

12 Blass EM, Smith BA. Differential effects of sucrose, fructose, glucose, and lactose on crying in 1-to 3-day-old human infants: qualitative and quantitative considerations. Dev Psychol 1992;28:804-10. 13 Ramenghi LA, Griffith GC, Wood CM, Levene MI. Effect of non-sucrose sweet tasting solution on neonatal heel prick responses. Arch Dis Child 1996;74:F129-31. 14 Skogsdal Y, Eriksson M, Schollin J. Analgesia in newborns given oral glucose. Acta Paediatr 1997;86:217-20. 15 Stevens B, Taddio A, Ohlsson A, Einarson T. The efficacy of sucrose for relieving procedural pain in neonates-a systematic review and meta-analysis. Abstract Objectives To estimate the incidences of caesarean sections in Latin American countries and correlate these with socioeconomic, demographic, and healthcare variables. Design Descriptive and ecological study. Setting 19 Latin American countries. Main outcome measures National estimates of caesarean section rates in each country.