Reducing caesarean section rates in Ireland: a feasibility study and pilot randomised trial of an evidence-based intervention designed to reduce unnecessary caesarean section
Concern has been expressed globally at the rising caesarean section (CS) rate with a lack of evidence of any associated decrease in health problems for mothers and babies, indicating that many CSs are unnecessary. Maternal death and severe maternal health problems are trebled following CS compared with vaginal birth, and newborn babies requiring oxygen are 2-7 times more common. Each CS costs
- Award Date
- 24 February 2017
- Award Value
- €558687
- Principal Investigator
- Professor Cecily Begley
- Host Institution
- Trinity College Dublin
- Scheme
- DIFA 2017