TAMPA, Fla. — The Florida Perinatal Quality Collaborative at the University of South Florida’s College of Public Health is launching a statewide initiative Jan. 1 with 100 hospitals aimed at improving C-section care and reducing medically unnecessary primary cesarean births.
The initiative, called Safe Reduction of Primary Cesarean Birth, is now in its planning stage and will run for 18 months.
Participating hospitals will meet monthly to collaborate, review recommendations and receive support…