2021
Barriers for early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding up to six months in predominantly rural Sri Lanka: a need to strengthen policy implementation
Agampodi TC, Dharmasoma NK, Koralagedara IS, Dissanayaka T, Warnasekara J, Agampodi SB, Perez-Escamilla R. Barriers for early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding up to six months in predominantly rural Sri Lanka: a need to strengthen policy implementation. International Breastfeeding Journal 2021, 16: 32. PMID: 33832496, PMCID: PMC8034146, DOI: 10.1186/s13006-021-00378-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPublic health midwivesWorld Breastfeeding Trends InitiativeEarly initiationExclusive breastfeedingRural Sri LankaCesarean section painWeek postpartum mothersChild welfare clinicsDemand breastfeedingPoor breastCesarean sectionMaternal exhaustionWard facilitiesMonths postpartumPostpartum mothersSupport breastfeedingWard environmentBreastfeedingInfant formulaDemand feedingMonthsInitial thematic analysisPostpartumMothersFocus group discussions
2015
A global reference for caesarean section rates (C‐Model): a multicountry cross‐sectional study
Souza J, Betran A, Dumont A, de Mucio B, Pickens C, Deneux‐Tharaux C, Ortiz‐Panozo E, Sullivan E, Ota E, Togoobaatar G, Carroli G, Knight H, Zhang J, Cecatti J, Vogel J, Jayaratne K, Leal M, Gissler M, Morisaki N, Lack N, Oladapo O, Tunçalp Ö, Lumbiganon P, Mori R, Quintana S, Passos A, Marcolin A, Zongo A, Blondel B, Hernández B, Hogue C, Prunet C, Landman C, Ochir C, Cuesta C, Pileggi‐Castro C, Walker D, Alves D, Abalos E, Moises E, Vieira E, Duarte G, Perdona G, Gurol‐Urganci I, Takahiko K, Moscovici L, Campodonico L, Oliveira‐Ciabati L, Laopaiboon M, Danansuriya M, Nakamura‐Pereira M, Costa M, Torloni, Kramer, Borges P, Olkhanud P, Pérez‐Cuevas R, Agampodi S, Mittal S, Serruya S, Bataglia V, Li Z, Temmerman M, Gülmezoglu A. A global reference for caesarean section rates (C‐Model): a multicountry cross‐sectional study. BJOG An International Journal Of Obstetrics & Gynaecology 2015, 123: 427-436. PMID: 26259689, PMCID: PMC4873961, DOI: 10.1111/1471-0528.13509.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCesarean SectionCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInternationalityModels, StatisticalPregnancyReference ValuesConceptsCaesarean section rateCS rateCross-sectional studyHealth facilitiesSection rateMulticountry cross-sectional studyROC curveGood discriminatory capacityProbability of CSHealth system managersObstetric populationDiagnostic odds ratioMaternal characteristicsHealth insurance companiesObstetric teamOdds ratioSummary estimatesDiscriminatory capacityReference populationUse of CSWomenBirth