Health Sector Evolution Plan and propagating natural childbirth in Iran

Abstract

Natural childbirth is the best way to bring pregnancy to an end and deliver a healthy baby but its rate in the recent years is going to decrease in many countries and specifically in the developing countries such as Iran. Health Sector Evolution Plan studies this grave issue with an aim of improving the mother-child health indicator throughout reducing the rate of cesarean delivery from its first day of implementation on May 5th, 2014. This study is carried out on 2016-17 with an aim of stating the results out of implementing the natural child birth propagation plan under the Health Se tor Evolution Plan in Iran with an emphasis on hospitals whichare affiliated to Isfahan and Shar-e-Kord Universities of Medical Sciences in 2016-17. The present study is carried out by two review and descriptive studies at first through search in valid scientific internet sites and then by going to centers for hospital statistics in the two cities of Isfahan and Shahr-e-Kord and obtaining the relevant statistics. Findings indicate that Health Sector Evolution Plan has achieved resounding results achievements by performing the training programs for mothers, empowering service providers, devise uniform standards for human resources, equipment, physical space, devising standards for offering midwifery and natural delivery services, and propagating natural delivery. In order to continue and perpetuate the achievements in this plan in elevating the natural delivery factor win the cooperation of the experts, amend the codes, amend instructions, inter-sector collaborations, culture-building, and raising awareness, standardization of equipment and accessories should be noted in this plan by health sector managers in order to resolve challenges