The Reasons and Strategies of High Cesarean Section Rate from Chinese Obstetricians and Midwives Perspective in the Public Hospitals: An Interpretative Phenomenologic Analysis

Abstract

Background: Despite the ever-increasing rate of Cesarean Section (CS) in China, little is known about both the reasons and strategies of high Cesarean Section Rate (CSR) from the perceptions of obstetricians and midwives, who have great influence on deciding the delivery mode. The study aims to describe obstetricians and midwives' perceptions of the essence of the increasing CSR in the tertiary (city) and secondary (county) hospitals in China.