Regional variations in childbirth interventions and their correlations with adverse outcomes, birthplace and care provider: A nationwide explorative study.
Anna E Seijmonsbergen-SchermersDirkje C ZondagMarianne NieuwenhuijzeThomas van den AkkerCorine J VerhoevenCaroline C GeertsFrançois G SchellevisAnk de JongePublished in: PloS one (2020)
Our study suggests that attitudes towards interventions vary, independent of maternal characteristics. Care providers and policy makers need to be aware of reducing unwarranted variation in birthplace, episiotomy and the postpartum use of oxytocin. Further research is needed to identify explanations and explore ways to reduce unwarranted intervention rates.