CINAHL
| # | Query | Limiters/Expanders | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | (MH “Cesarean Section+”) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 8,916 |
| S2 | (cesarean section∗ caesarean section or c-section∗ or c section∗ or abdominal deliver∗) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 507 |
| S3 | S1 OR S2 | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 9,179 |
| S4 | (MH “Consumer Satisfaction+”) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 36,727 |
| S5 | (MH “Patient Attitudes”) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 21,200 |
| S6 | (MH “Consumer Attitudes”) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 3,466 |
| S7 | (MH “Attitude to Health+”) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 81,778 |
| S8 | (MH “Decision Making+”) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 57,927 |
| S9 | (MH “Health Services Needs and Demand+”) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 14,399 |
| S10 | (MH “Motivation+”) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 45,696 |
| S11 | (prefer∗ or satisf∗ or request∗) N4 (Women∗ or woman∗ or patient∗ or matern∗ or mother∗) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 39,793 |
| S12 | ((birth∗ or deliver∗ or cesarean∗ or caesarean∗ or c-section∗ or c section∗ or maternal) N3 prefer∗) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 370 |
| S13 | (MH “Risk Factors+”) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 94,761 |
| S14 | (risk∗ N4 (factor∗ or relativ∗ or assess∗ or ratio∗)) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 247,170 |
| S15 | (MH “Unnecessary Procedures”) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 1,204 |
| S16 | S4 OR S5 OR S6 OR S7 OR S8 OR S9 OR S10 OR S11 OR S12 OR S13 OR S14 OR S15 | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 455,562 |
| S17 | S3 AND S16 | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 2,323 |
| S18 | (MH “Meta Analysis”) or (MH “Systematic Review”) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 28,113 |
| S19 | ((health technology N2 assess∗) or meta analy∗ or metaanaly∗ or pooled analysis or (systematic∗ N2 review∗) or published studies or medline or embase or data synthesis or data extraction or cochrane) | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 64,316 |
| S20 | S18 OR S19 | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 64,316 |
| S21 | S17 AND S20 | Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 137 |
| S22 | S17 AND S20 | Limiters – Published Date from: 20080101–20131231; English Language Search modes – Boolean/Phrase | 79 |