Using a multifaceted quality improvement initiative to reverse the rising trend of cesarean births.

Dotun A OgunyemiSara McGlynnAnne RonkPatricia KnudsenTonyie Andrews-JohnsonAngeline RaczkiewiczAndrew JovanovskiSangeeta KaurMark DykowskiMark RedmanRay Bahado-Singh

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2017)

Structured quality improvement initiatives may decrease primary cesarean deliveries without increasing maternal or perinatal morbidity.

Keyphrases

quality improvement
patient safety
birth weight
pregnant women
gestational age
pregnancy outcomes
body mass index
weight loss