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