The effects of a quality improvement project to reduce caesarean sections in selected private hospitals in Brazil

• Main Authors: Maria do Carmo Leal (Author), Rosa Maria Soares Madeira Domingues (Author), Thaís Cristina Oliveira Fonseca (Author), Tatiana Henriques Leite (Author), Ana Claudia Figueiró (Author), Ana Paula Esteves Pereira (Author), Mariza Miranda Theme-Filha (Author), Bárbara Vasques da Silva Ayres (Author), Oliver Scott (Author), Rita de Cássia Sanchez (Author), Paulo Borem (Author), Maria Carolina de Maio Osti (Author), Marcos Wengrover Rosa (Author), Amanda S. Andrade (Author), Fernando Maia Peixoto Filho (Author), Marcos Nakamura-Pereira (Author), Jacqueline Alves Torres (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Brazil is one of the countries with the highest rates of caesarean sections (CS), reaching almost 90% of births in the private sector. A quality improvement project called "Adequate Childbirth Project (PPA)" was conceived to reduce CS in the private sector. This project...