Evaluation of Cesarean Rates for Term, Singleton, Live Vertex Deliveries in China in 2020 Among Women With No Prior Cesarean Delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Substantial regional variation in cesarean delivery rates has been reported in China, but there is a lack of reports on hospital-level variation in these rates among low-risk deliveries.

Objectives

To evaluate hospital variation in cesarean rates in China for term, singleton, live vertex deliveries among women with no prior cesarean delivery and to estimate contributions of individual and hospital factors.

Design, setting, and participants

This nationwide cross-sectional study used data from maternal patient discharge records collected by the Hospital Quality Monitoring System in China from January 1 to December 31, 2020. Pregnant female individuals aged 15 to 49 years (referred to hereafter as women) with at least 1 live birth were included, and low-risk d

SUBMITTER: Yin S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10037159 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature