Table 1.

Study sites in Thailand

Hospital #	Region	Type of hospital	# of births per year (2020)	Caesarean section rate (2020)
Hospital 1	Central Thailand	Public hospital	4431	43.6%
Hospital 2	Central Thailand	Public hospital	4605	34.3%
Hospital 3	Central Thailand	Public teaching hospital	5203	48.5%
Hospital 4	Northeast Thailand	Public teaching hospital	1727	42.5%
Hospital 5	Northeast Thailand	Public hospital	4756	43.6%
Hospital 6	Northeast Thailand	Public hospital	3361	49.2%
Hospital 7	Northern Thailand	Public hospital	5025	50.1%
Hospital 8	Eastern Thailand	Public hospital	3268	56.9%