Cesarean delivery in antepartum fetal death in Brazil: temporal trends and maternal and facility characteristics, 2014-2023
Abstract Objectives: to describe cesarean section (CS) rates in antepartum fetal deaths (FD) in Brazil from 2014 to 2023, assess temporal trends, and examine maternal and institutional factors associated with CS. Methods: population-based ecological study using individual-level SIM-DOFET microdata linked to facility re...