Skip to main content
Rural Health Information Hub

Reducing Rates of Cesarean Delivery in Rural US Communities: A Systematic Review of Interventions and Approaches to Care

Description
Provides a review of literature that analyzes interventions designed to reduce rural cesarean birth disparities. Discusses 9 studies and outlines their patient-, provider-, or health system-level interventions and focuses on strategies tailored for rural health.
Author(s)
Jena L. Funakoshi, Hannah M. Collins-Doijode, Kathryn L. Braun
Citation
Preventing Chronic Disease, 23
Date
07/2026
Tagged as
Children and youth · Healthcare quality · Maternal health and prenatal care · Surgery · Women