Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de santé de la Méditerranée orientale = al-Majallah al-ṣiḥḥīyah li-sharq al-mutawassiṭ
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East. Mediterr. Health J. · Jun 2019
Effects of the Health Transformation Plan on caesarean section rate in the Islamic Republic of Iran: an interrupted time series.
In recent decades, the rate of caesarian section (C-section) has increased in the Islamic Republic of Iran. A reform in the Iranian health system - the Health Transformation Plan (HTP) - was launched in 2014 in which one of the objectives of HTP is decreasing the rate of C-section. ⋯ The implementation of HTP decreased the C-section rate. However, the reduction does not meet expectations.