The QUALI-DEC team is pleased to announce the publication in “THE CONVERSATION”* of an article by Camille Etcheverry (midwife and doctor of public health/epidemiology within the Quali-Dec-IRD project).
The Quali-Dec research project, conducted in low- and middle-income countries, focuses on caesarean sections performed without medical indication and on ways to return to a more reasoned and informed practice. One way has been identified to limit this overuse: involving women more in decision-making.Â
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- which makes the alarming observation that caesarean section rates have been steadily increasing over the past three decades, reaching worrying levels in many hospitals in low- and middle-income countries. Caesarean sections accounted for about one in five births (21%) in 2021 worldwide. While this procedure can save lives when used appropriately, the use of caesarean sections is harmful when performed unnecessarily, excessively or routinely.
- which describes, based on research conducted as part of the Quali-Dec project in Argentina, Burkina Faso, Thailand and Vietnam, how the overuse of caesarean sections is encouraged by the method of delivery still often being decided by doctors alone, sometimes without clinical indication and without consultation with their patients.
Based on this observation and her research, Camille Etcheverry reflects on the importance of involving women in a “shared decision” to counter the abusive practice of caesarean sections.
👉 Read the full article: https://theconversation.com/limiter-les-cesariennes-abusives-en-forte-augmentation-a-lechelle-mondiale-250110?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=bylinecopy_url_button
This article was written with the help of Alexandre Dumont (Research Director at IRD/Coordinator of the Quali-Dec project) and Ouarda Lunetta-Namane (Communications Manager of the Quali-Dec project).
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