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Organisational interventions designed to reduce caesarean section rates: a systematic review protocol
Alison M Hutchinson1,2, Cate Nagle3,4, Bridie Kent5
1School of Nursing and Midwifery, Centre for Quality and Patient Safety, Deakin University, Geelong, Victoria, Australia.
BMJ Open
|July 14, 2018
Summary
This systematic review examines maternity care organizational interventions to reduce cesarean section rates. Evidence is needed to decrease medically unnecessary cesarean births and improve maternal and infant outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Health Services Research
Background:
- Cesarean sections, both primary and subsequent, are linked to increased maternal and perinatal morbidity.
- There is a critical need to reduce clinically unnecessary cesarean births.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review evidence on the effectiveness of maternity service organizational interventions in reducing cesarean section rates.
- To identify models of maternity care that can lower cesarean birth rates.
Main Methods:
- Comprehensive database searches (Cochrane, CINAHL, MEDLINE, EMBASE, SCOPUS) were conducted.
- Inclusion criteria focused on specific study designs (RCTs, CCTs, CBA, ITS) published after 1980.
- Data extraction and quality assessment were performed by two independent authors.
Main Results:
- This section is not available in the provided abstract.
Conclusions:
- This section is not available in the provided abstract.
Keywords:
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