Obstetricians' Opinions of the Optimal Caesarean Rate: A Global Survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The debate surrounding the optimal caesarean rate has been ongoing for several decades, with the WHO recommending an "acceptable" rate of 5-15% since 1997, despite a weak evidence base. Global expert opinion from obstetric care providers on the optimal caesarean rate has not been documented. The objective of this study was to examine providers' opinions of the optimal caesarean rate worldwide, among all deliveries and within specific sub-groups of deliveries.

Methods

A global online survey of medical doctors who had performed at least one caesarean in the last five years was conducted between August 2013 and January 2014. Respondents were asked to report their opinion of the optimal caesarean rate--defined as the caesarean rate that would minimise poor maternal an

SUBMITTER: Cavallaro FL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4816518 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature