| C-section | C-section on maternal request | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Variables | Coef. | Robust Std. Err. | Coef. | Robust Std. Err. |
Log of lagged ob/gyns per 100 births | 0.174*** | 0.038 | 0.339*** | 0.091 |
Log of lagged ob/gyns per 100 births × Informationb | -0.008 | 0.134 | -0.293*** | 0.106 |
Informationb | -0.304 | 0.164 | -0.103* | 0.057 |
Log GFR | -0.291 | 0.285 | -0.681*** | 0.084 |
Patients' characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Age | 0.056*** | 0.001 | 0.055*** | 0.002 |
   Insurable wage (÷102) | -0.0004*** | 0.00005 | -0.0003*** | 0.0001 |
   Previous c-section | 7.503*** | 0.025 | 3.785*** | 0.038 |
   Fetal distress | 4.672*** | 0.018 | ---c | ---c |
   Dystocia | 4.598*** | 0.027 | ---c | ---c |
   Breech | 3.761***e | 0.034 | ---c | ---c |
   Other complications | 4.517*** | 0.019 | ---c | ---c |
Hospitals' characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Private non-profit | -0.538*** | 0.021 | 0.195*** | 0.031 |
   Proprietary | 0.150*** | 0.028 | 1.175*** | 0.04 |
   Medical Center | 0.156***e | 0.044 | 0.582*** | 0.059 |
   Regional Hospital | -0.408*** | 0.031 | 0.123** | 0.042 |
   District Hospital | -0.158*** | 0.02 | 0.470*** | 0.023 |
   Teaching Hospital | 0.132*** | 0.027 | 0.081** | 0.034 |
   Bed size (÷102) | -0.028*** | 0.002 | -0.0002 | 0.002 |
Ob/gyn characteristics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Ob/gyn age | 0.006 | 0.01 | 0.002 | 0.013 |
   Ob/gyn gender | 0.091 | 0.067 | 0.152 | 0.084 |
Constant | -9.240** | 2.66 | -2.51 | 4.173 |
Log likelihood | -4,399,462.47 |