INTERVENTIONS TO REDUCE CAESAREAN SECTION UTILIZATION RATE: A LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

Objective: This paper aims to review and synthetize findings of interventions or policies to reduce caesarean section utilization rates.
Methods: A literature review was conducted by searching database with a systematic approach from two electronic databases (PubMed and ScienceDirect) starting January 2010 up to 31 December 2022.
Results: 1313 records were screened and 50 articles were selected to be reviewed, 1263 articles were excluded after screening for duplication and reviewing the title or abstract of the articles. All the 50 articles included in the review will be analyzed to study further about the intervention in reducing caesarean sections.
Conclusions: There are clinical or non-clinical interventions to reduce caesarean sections rate that already been done in many countries. All interventions need multi-stakeholder strong commitment and participations to ensure the success of each intervention.