The trend of normal vaginal delivery and cesarean sections before and after implementing the health system transformation plan based on ICD-10 in the northeast of Iran: A cross-sectional study.
Masoumeh SarbazSeyyedeh Fatemeh Mousavi BaigiFereshte Manouchehri MonazahNooshin DayaniKhalil KimiafarPublished in: Health science reports (2023)
The results of this study show the positive impact of the implementation of the HSTP on CS reduction and NVD increase in the studied hospitals. Since the studied hospitals were teaching and concerning the different costs of NVD and CS between the public and private hospitals, it is recommended to study all hospitals with the obstetrics and gynecology ward to precisely assess the success of HSTP in encouraging NVD.