Prevalence of and reasons for women ’s, family members’, and health professionals’ preferences for cesarean section in China: A mixed-methods systematic review

ConclusionsDespite a minority of women expressing a preference for CS, individual, health system, and socio-cultural factors converge, contributing to a high CS rate in mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan. In order to reduce unnecessary CSs, interventions need to address all these non-clinical factors and concerns. Systematic review registryProspero CRD42016036596.
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