Impact of an intrapartum care quality improvement intervention in Brazilian private hospitals on care safety measures and adverse outcomes

• Main Authors: Maíra Libertad Soligo Takemoto (Author), Marcos Nakamura-Pereira (Author), Fernando Maia Peixoto-Filho (Author), Maria do Carmo Leal (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Plain Language Summary Cesarean section rates in Brazil are among the highest in the world, particularly in private hospitals. In 2015, a quality improvement project was implemented in private hospitals aiming to reduce the cesarean section (CS) rates (the Adequate Childbirth Project-PPA). In the 20...