Alojamento conjunto e parto cesáreo em maternidades do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil Rooming-in and cesarean section in maternity hospitals in a region of Southeastern Brazil

Objective To disclose the existence of rooming-in (RI) in public and government contracted private hospitals that offer obstetric beds, in the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and to examine whether there is any association between RI and another quality care indicator which influences breastfeeding, namely the rate of cesarean section operations performed in these hospitals.