The rates and medical necessity of cesarean delivery in China, 2012-2019: an inspiration from Jiangsu.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The World Health Organization (WHO) in 2015 stated that every effort should be made to provide cesarean delivery (CD) for women in need. In China, the two-child policy largely prompts the number of advanced age childbirth, which raises the possibility of an increasing number of women who need a c-section. The aim of this study was to assess the trends in the overall and medical indication-classified CD rates in the era of the two-child policy in Jiangsu, China.

Methods

A retrospective cross-sectional study of 291,448 women who delivered in 11 hospitals in Jiangsu province between 2012 and 2019 was conducted. Medical cesarean indication for each woman was ascertained by manually reviewing the medical records. The 291,448 women were divided into two subgroups accord

SUBMITTER: Song C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7831243 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature