Open AccessFactors Associated with the Type of Cesarean Section in Greece and Their Correlation with International Guidelines
Author(s) -
Evangelia Antoniou,
Eirini Orovou,
Maria Iliadou,
Angeliki Sarella,
Ermioni Palaska,
Antigoni Sarantaki,
Georgios Iatrakis,
Μαρία Δάγλα
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
acta informatica medica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.267
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 1986-5988
pISSN - 0353-8109
DOI - 10.5455/aim.2021.29.38-44
Subject(s) - medicine , maternal mortality rate , audit , economic shortage , incentive , obstetrics , medical record , psychological intervention , emergency medicine , environmental health , surgery , nursing , accounting , business , population , linguistics , philosophy , government (linguistics) , economics , microeconomics , health services
Cesarean section (CS) rates have been increasing worldwide with different effects on maternal and neonatal health. Factors responsible for the growing trend of CSs, include maternal characteristics, medical insurance and convenient scheduling or financial incentives. Effective interventions and guidelines are required to reduce CS rates.