What is an appropriate cesarean delivery rate for China: a multi-center survey

CONCLUSIONS: Nearly 39% of births were delivered by cesarean in China but a quarter of reduction may be considered. Repeat CD contributed more than one-third of total CDs. Given the large variation in maternal characteristics, region-specific or even hospital-specific reference CD rates are needed for precision management of CD.PMID:34559941 | DOI:10.1111/1471-0528.16951

Source: BJOG : An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology - September 24, 2021 Category: OBGYN Authors: Yuqing Zhang Ana P Betran Xiaotian Li Dongming Liu Ningxia Yuan Lili Shang Wenxin Lin Suhua Tu Lanlan Wang Xiaolin Wu Tingfen Zhu Yuan Zhang Zongjie Lu Lingzhi Zheng Chunmei Gu Jianhong Fang Zongyin Liu Li Ma Zhenyu Cai Xiaomeng Yang Hongmei Li Hongyu Zha Source Type: research