The impact of cesarean sections
Proportion of babies born before 39 weeks increases in direct relation to the number of surgical deliveries, according to 2015 data from 520 municipalities
Cesareans
< 37
37-38
39-41
> 42
Proportion of births
per municipality (%)
weeks
weeks
weeks
weeks
47.2
40.4
10.6
1.8
> 80
2.3
70-79
52.7
34.7
10.3
60-69
2.5
54.2
32.3
11.1
57
30
10.6
2.4
50-59
3
60.6
26.2
10.1
40-49
5.2
60.7
24.1
10
30-39
63.5
21.7
9.3
5.5
< 30
Births (%)
SOURCE BARROS, F. C. et al. BMJ Open. 2018
The impact of cesarean sections
Proportion of babies born before 39 weeks increases in direct relation to the
number of surgical deliveries, according to 2015 data from 520 municipalities
Cesareans
< 37
37-38
39-41
> 42
Proportion of births
per municipality (%)
weeks
weeks
weeks
weeks
47.2
40.4
10.6
1.8
> 80
2.3
70-79
52.7
34.7
10.3
60-69
2.5
54.2
32.3
11.1
57
30
10.6
2.4
50-59
3
60.6
26.2
10.1
40-49
5.2
60.7
24.1
10
30-39
63.5
21.7
9.3
5.5
< 30
Births (%)
SOURCE BARROS, F. C. et al. BMJ Open. 2018