Prevalence of and reasons for women's, family members', and health professionals' preferences for cesarean section in Iran: a mixed-methods systematic review

• Main Authors: Mahboubeh Shirzad (Author), Elham Shakibazadeh (Author), Khadijeh Hajimiri (Author), Ana Pilar Betran (Author), Shayesteh Jahanfar (Author), Meghan A. Bohren (Author), Newton Opiyo (Author), Qian Long (Author), Carol Kingdon (Author), Mercedes Colomar (Author), Mehrandokht Abedini (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Cesarean section (CS) rates have been increasing globally. Iran has one of the highest CS rates in the world (47.9%). This review was conducted to assess the prevalence of and reasons for women's, family members', and health professionals' preferences for CS in Ira...