Changes in cesarean section rates after introduction of a punitive financial policy in Georgia: A population-based registry study 2017-2019.

<h4>Background</h4>There is little research on how financial incentives and penalties impact national cesarean section rates. In January 2018, Georgia introduced a national cesarean section reduction policy, which imposes a financial penalty on hospitals that do not meet their reduction...

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Main Authors: Ingvild Hersoug Nedberg, Tinatin Manjavidze, Charlotta Rylander, Ellen Blix, Finn Egil Skjeldestad, Erik Eik Anda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0271491