Helping Women for an informed decision-making on mode of birth

Caesarean section rates are increasing at an alarming rate worldwide. This increase is mainly related to non-clinical and non-medical factors and it is not associated with benefits to women and newborns, but rather with harm. Some determinants leading to high caesarean section rates are factors related to women and community.
This policy brief is to support the implementation of an informative tool for women during antenatal visits. This decision analysis tool is for informing and empowering women for quality decision making on mode of birth and optimizing caesarean section use. This document is for decision-makers and politicians to support the implementation of an educational tool during antenatal visits which informs and empowers women and families for a shared decision-making with professional attendants on mode of delivery.

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