Variation of intrapartum care and cesarean rates among practitioners attending births of low-risk, nulliparous women.
Stacey E IobstCarla L StorrDebra BinghamShijun ZhuMeg JohantgenPublished in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2020)
Wide variation in hospital and physician cesarean birth rates was observed in this sample of low-risk, nulliparous women. Practitioner practice type and specialty were significantly associated with the use of intrapartum interventions. Interprofessional practitioner education could be one strategy to reduce variation of intrapartum care and cesarean birth.
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