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
