Healthcare providers’ perspectives on implementing evidence-based practice guidelines to reduce cesarean section rates: a qualitative study

Thailand’s cesarean section rates continue to rise despite national mandates for evidence-based practice tools, such as the Robson classification. As the clinical effectiveness of these mandates remains limited, this study explored healthcare providers’ perceptions of evidence-based practice implementation and the barriers and facilitators influencing the use of clinical practice guidelines to address unnecessary cesarean sections. A descriptive qualitative study was conducted across eight hospi