Births in Brazil

Roughly 2.9 million children were born in 2015, most by cesarean section (55.5%)

784,003

Cesarean sections

before the start of labor

26.7

%

1,289,890

44.5

%

Vaginal deliveries

28.9

%

827,785

Cesarean sections

after the start of labor

SOURCE BARROS, F. C. et al. BMJ Open. 2018

Births in Brazil

Roughly 2.9 million children were born in 2015, most by

cesarean section (55.5%)

784,003

Cesarean sections

before the start of labor

26.7

%

1,289,890

44.5

%

Vaginal deliveries

28.9

%

827,785

Cesarean sections

after the start of labor

SOURCE BARROS, F. C. et al. BMJ Open. 2018