Formative Research Evaluation on the use of C Section in Nicaragua

    • Quality of medical care and patient safety projectsENG, Projects of the Center of Excellence in Cardiovascular Health for the Southern Cone (CESCAS)ENG, ProjectsENG

Period: 2011-2012 Objectives Describes the barriers and to promote facilitating intervention to reduce the use of cesarean Reaserchers Colomar M, Aleman A, Cafferata ML, Espinoza H, Lacayo Y, Garcia Elorrio E. Funds USAID MCHIP Study type Qualitative reasearch with semi-structured interviews Publications García-Elorrio E, Aleman A, Cafferata ML, Colomar M, Tomasso G, Lacayo Y, Espinoza H, Villadiego S, Engelbrecht S, Althabe F. A multifaceted intervention to increase prophylactic oxytocin use during the third stage of labor and to reduce routine episiotomies in Nicaragua. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2014 Oct;127(1):31-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.04.019. Epub 2014 Jun 19. [See Summary] http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25005056