ArticleBMJ open quality2021
Strategies to reduce the caesarean section rate in a private hospital and their impact.
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- Investigating the effect of an educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior on the choice of delivery method among primiparous women.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Reducing caesarean section rates in Robson groups 1 and 3: a quality improvement initiative in a private Brazilian hospital.BMJ open quality · 2025Article
- The effects of a quality improvement project to reduce caesarean sections in selected private hospitals in Brazil.Reproductive health · 2024Article
- Urgent need to address increasing caesarean section rates in lower-middle-income countries like Bangladesh.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Impact of a quality programme on overindication of surgeries for endometriosis and cholecystectomies.BMJ open quality · 2023Article
- Interventions targeting healthcare providers to optimise use of caesarean section: a qualitative comparative analysis to identify important intervention features.BMC health services research · 2022Article
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Abstract
There is a concern around the world of an increasing caesarean section rate. It was estimated that between 2010 and 2015, caesarean section rates increased by almost 50%. There are several implications for this, considering that caesarean sections are associated with higher costs and worse clinical outcomes. In this context, several interventions have been considered to increase vaginal delivery rates, including the Adequate Childbirth Project (PPA) in Brazil. This study aimed to verify the impact of the strategies adopted internally in the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE) located in São Paulo, Brazil, regarding the reduction of caesarean sections and their perinatal results. Actions to support our study were implemented in two phases based on the PPA schedule. These actions involved three axes: a multidisciplinary team, pregnant women and facility improvements. All pregnant women admitted for childbirth at the HIAE between 2014 and 2019 were included in this study. The overall rate of vaginal delivery in this study population and among primiparous women and the percentage of admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) were analysed in three periods: before the implementation of PPA actions (period A), after the first phase of the project (period B) and after its second phase (period C). The results showed an increase in the average vaginal delivery rate from 23.57% in period A to 27.88% in period B, and to 30.06% in period C (AxB, p<0.001; BxC, p=0.004). There was a decrease in the average of NICU admissions over the periods (period A 19.22%, period B 18.71% and period C 13.22%); a significant reduction was observed when periods B and C (p<0.001) were compared.
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