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Article History

Received: 13 May 2023

Accepted: 7 August 2023

First Online: 21 August 2023

Declarations

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: The project “Optimizing the use of caesarean section in Argentina: Design and methodology of a formative research for the development of interventions” was approved by the Independent Ethics Committee of Centro Rosarino de Estudios Perinatales (record number 2/18, January 2018). It was also approved by the provincial Ethics Committees and/or the Teaching and Research Committees at each of the selected hospitals according to the requirements of each jurisdiction. The Research Project Review Panel of the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) at the Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Research of WHO and the WHO Research Ethics Review Committee, Geneva, Switzerland have also approved this project. In Argentina, the research protocol was registered in the RENIS database (number IS002316). The participants consented to participate prior to the interview. The person in charge of conducting the interviews obtained informed consent. Participants were given the opportunity to read the form aloud and ask questions prior to signing the consent. The informed consent form included information on the study and stated that the participation in the study was voluntary and that participants were free to skip any question and withdraw from the study at any point without consequences.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.