Reducing Unnecessary Medical Interventions in Childbirth: The Need for Community-Based Solutions in Iran

Document Type : Letter to the editor

Authors

• Marzieh Najar Mohiabadi ^{1, 2}
• Leila Asadi ¹
• Azita Manshoori ³
• Ali Mohammad Mosadeghrad ⁴
• Maryam Nekoolaltak ¹

¹ Department of Midwifery and Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

² Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Geriatric Care Research Center, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran;

³ Department of Genecology, School of Medicine, Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences, Rafsanjan, Iran;

⁴ Department of Health Management, Policy and Economics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Keywords

• Childbirth
• Medicalization
• Oxytocin
• Cesarean section