Does community pressure matter in cesarean deliveries in Bangladesh? An analysis of nationally representative surveys.

ABSTRACT: Cesarean delivery plays a significant role in reducing maternal and child mortality. However, unjustified cesarean section (C-section) delivery is rising worldwide, including in Bangladesh. C-section delivery rates in Bangladesh have increased from 2.9% in 1999 to 45% in 2022, which is particularly high for first-order births (51%). This study aims to describe the prevalence and determinants of births by C-section for institutional deliveries in Bangladesh's private and public health facilities. Data from the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Surveys (BDHS) for 2011, 2014, 2017-18, and 2022 are used in this study. Besides the common socio-economic determinants of C-sections, adequate antenatal care (ANC) visits, place of delivery (public/private), and community-level factors including leve

SUBMITTER: Haque MR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12364313 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature