ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2024
Striking rise of cesarean section rates in Türkiye: there is a need for a whole new perspective.
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- Primary cesarean section in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis using the Robson Ten-Group Classification System.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Adverse drug events observed with intrathecal magnesium sulfate as an adjuvant to bupivacaine for spinal anesthesia in patients undergoing elective cesarean section: a meta-analysis.BMC pharmacology & toxicology · 2025Pooled it
- Early effects of the normal birth action plan on mode of birth, maternal preference, and cesarean indications in a private hospital setting in Türkiye.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Beyond the cut: a cross-sectional analysis of the long-term clinical and functional impact of cesarean section scars.Revista brasileira de ginecologia e obstetricia : revista da Federacao Brasileira das Sociedades de Ginecologia e Obstetricia · 2025Article
- Policy recommendations to reduce high cesarean section rate in Türkiye.The Pan African medical journal · 2024Article
- Impact of Music Therapy on Anxiety, Stress Indicators, and Intraoperative Anesthesia in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Section.Noise & healthArticle
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Abstract
Since 2003, the Turkish Ministry of Health (TMOH) has activated a reformed system called Health Transformation Program (HTP) which has assertive goals. Health transformation program has brought about important improvements in many health topics. However, at the beginning of HTP, cesarean section (C-section) rate was approximately 30%, having exceeded 50% in 2013 which reflected the highest rate in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Currently, most of the deliveries are carried out via C-section in Türkiye which started disputes about whether the high rate of C-section is Achilles' heel of HTP. To overcome high C-section rate, TMOH has been making intensive efforts and taking serious measures in recent years including passing a law to ban elective C-sections. Despite the strict measures taken C-section rate didn't decrease instead increased gradually. The current situation shows that the problem is more complicated than the authorities figure out, and a whole new perspective on the issue is needed.
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