title: How to decrease the number of caesarean sections in Italy.
abstract: The Director of the Obstetrics e Gynaecology Department of "San Leonardo" at Castellammare di Stabia (Naples) in the 2004 started a project focused on strong decreasing of the caesarean sections. This project exploited the methodologies of quality management used in Industrial and Services Industries and it succeeded in reducing the weight of caesarean sections from 52,7% to 17,5% of the total birth within 5 years.
authors.affiliation: Struttura Complessa U. O.di Ostetricia e Ginecologia. P. O. San Leonardo, Italy. c.guarino@aslnapoli5.it
authors.forename: Ciro
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Guarino
authors.forename: Manuela
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sansone
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness / Q000502:physiology; D001723:Birth Rate; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003696:Delivery Rooms / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015536:Down-Regulation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008954:Models, Biological; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000379:methods* / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011787:Quality of Health Care