Reference

Location

Time Period

Study Design

Study Population

Results

Ceasarean section refusal and maternal mortality. (Chigbu and Iloabachie, 2007)

#3

Nigeria

01/2004-06/2006

Quasi-experimental; prospective controlled study

n = 124, Subjects (women declining C-section: n = 62).

Controls (women having C-section: n = 62) Women refusing caesarean section when vaginal delivery is too risky

Significantly poor maternal outcomes among subjects (15% maternal mortality, p = 0.008) compared to controls (2% maternal mortality)