Non-clinical interventions for reducing unnecessary caesarean section

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

Volumn 2018, Issue 9, 2018, Pages

  Chen, Innie ^a   Opiyo, Newton ^b   Tavender, Emma ^c   Mortazhejri, Sameh ^d   Rader, Tamara ^e   Petkovic, Jennifer ^a   Yogasingam, Sharlini ^d   Taljaard, Monica ^d   Agarwal, Sugandha ^d   Laopaiboon, Malinee ^f   Wasiak, Jason ^g   Khunpradit, Suthit ^h   Lumbiganon, Pisake ⁱ   Gruen, Russell L ^j   Betran, Ana Pilar ^k  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Cochrane Editorial Unit ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d OTTAWA HOSPITAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e CANADIAN AGENCY FOR DRUGS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN HEALTH   (Canada)

^f KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^h Lamphun Hospital   (Thailand)

ⁱ KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^j NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^k WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CHILDBIRTH; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVENTION STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; MATERNAL MORBIDITY; MATERNAL MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLE TRAINING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATION; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WORKSHOP; ANXIETY; BIRTH; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREGNANCY; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RELAXATION TRAINING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THERAPY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE; UTILIZATION; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

ANXIETY; CESAREAN SECTION; CONTROLLED BEFORE-AFTER STUDIES; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; PARTURITION; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EDUCATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RELAXATION THERAPY; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 85054425822     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD005528.pub3     Document Type: Review

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