Caesarean section use and inequalities in Bangladesh in regional context: comparisons with West Bengal and Nepal
Open Access
- 22 October 2026
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Global Health Action
- Vol. 19 (1) , 2750044
Abstract
Access to comprehensive emergency obstetric care, particularly caesarean section (CS), is key to reducing maternal and neonatal mortality and to achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3 (SDG3) [1–4...Keywords
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