2015
DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1407120
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A Cluster-Randomized Trial to Reduce Cesarean Delivery Rates in Quebec

Abstract: Audits of indications for cesarean delivery, feedback for health professionals, and implementation of best practices, as compared with usual care, resulted in a significant but small reduction in the rate of cesarean delivery, without adverse effects on maternal or neonatal outcomes. The benefit was driven by the effect of the intervention in low-risk pregnancies. (Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research; QUARISMA Current Controlled Trials number, ISRCTN95086407.).

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“…It is believed that such projects will contribute to increased quality of labor management 317 . In the meantime, obstetricians and midwives should collaborate and improve the available assessment tools 293,320 . This approach of sharing already registered information through audits and feedback should be weighted when discussing quality of care in labor and delivery 269 .…”
Section: Systems and Standardizationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is believed that such projects will contribute to increased quality of labor management 317 . In the meantime, obstetricians and midwives should collaborate and improve the available assessment tools 293,320 . This approach of sharing already registered information through audits and feedback should be weighted when discussing quality of care in labor and delivery 269 .…”
Section: Systems and Standardizationmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A recent well-conducted, randomised study of a multifaceted intervention to reduce caesarean section rates in Quebec13 provides a type of success in a more familiar healthcare setting, namely hospitals. The study produced an overall reduction from 22.5% to 21.8% in the intervention group with a statistically significant fall among women with low-risk pregnancies and no difference in the high-risk group.…”
Section: There Are Some Examples Of Successmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Quality of Care, Obstetrics Risk Management, and Mode of Delivery (QUARISMA) study was a cluster-randomized controlled trial conducted from 2008 to 2011 in 32 hospitals in Quebec, Canada [6]. The trial assessed whether a multifaceted audit and feedback intervention targeting health professionals involved in labour, delivery, and postpartum care would reduce caesarean section rates as compared to usual care for pregnant women [6].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The trial assessed whether a multifaceted audit and feedback intervention targeting health professionals involved in labour, delivery, and postpartum care would reduce caesarean section rates as compared to usual care for pregnant women [6]. The idea motivating the QUARISMA trial was that an effective knowledge translation intervention could improve adherence to clinical practice guidelines and quality of care, thereby reducing unnecessary caesareans and optimizing resource use.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%