Strategies to reduce the caesarean section rate in a private hospital and their impact

There is a concern around the world of an increasing caesarean section rate. It was estimated that between 2010 and 2015, caesarean section rates increased by almost 50%. There are several implications for this, considering that caesarean sections are associated with higher costs and worse clinical...

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Published in:BMJ open quality 2021-08, Vol.10 (3), p.e001215
Main Authors: Negrini, Romulo, D’Albuquerque, Izabella Mikaella Souza Campos, de Cássia Sanchez e Oliveira, Rita, Ferreira, Raquel Domingues da Silva, De Stefani, Luciana Francine Bocchi, Podgaec, Sergio
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Birth rate
caesarean delivery
Cesarean section
Childbirth & labor
healthcare quality improvement
Hospitals
Meetings
Midwifery
Multidisciplinary teams
Obstetrics
obstetrics and gynecology
Physicians
Prenatal care
Quality control
Quality improvement
quality improvement methodologies
Quality Improvement Report
Vagina
Womens health
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Summary:There is a concern around the world of an increasing caesarean section rate. It was estimated that between 2010 and 2015, caesarean section rates increased by almost 50%. There are several implications for this, considering that caesarean sections are associated with higher costs and worse clinical outcomes. In this context, several interventions have been considered to increase vaginal delivery rates, including the Adequate Childbirth Project (PPA) in Brazil. This study aimed to verify the impact of the strategies adopted internally in the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein (HIAE) located in São Paulo, Brazil, regarding the reduction of caesarean sections and their perinatal results. Actions to support our study were implemented in two phases based on the PPA schedule. These actions involved three axes: a multidisciplinary team, pregnant women and facility improvements. All pregnant women admitted for childbirth at the HIAE between 2014 and 2019 were included in this study. The overall rate of vaginal delivery in this study population and among primiparous women and the percentage of admissions to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) were analysed in three periods: before the implementation of PPA actions (period A), after the first phase of the project (period B) and after its second phase (period C). The results showed an increase in the average vaginal delivery rate from 23.57% in period A to 27.88% in period B, and to 30.06% in period C (AxB, p
ISSN:2399-6641
2399-6641
DOI:10.1136/bmjoq-2020-001215