Increase in Cesarean Sections in Brazil – a Call to Reflection

1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rio de Janeiro Federal University, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil 2Department of Maternal Child, Fluminense Federal University, Niterói, RJ, Brazil 3Vassouras University, Vassouras, RJ, Brazil 4Department of Obstetrics, Escola Paulista de Medicina, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 5University of Brasilia, Brasília, DF, Brazil 6Departamento de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, SC, Brazil 7Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medical Sciences, State University of Campinas, Campinas, SP, Brazil 8Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Federal University of Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil 9Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil 10Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Faculty of Medicine, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil 11Departamento de Obstetrícia e Ginecologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil 12Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Botucatu Medical School, São Paulo State University, Botucatu, SP, Brazil