Table 2.
This table summarises findings from studies which report caesarean section rates including location and date
| Author | Study period | Location | No of facilities | Type of facilities | Vaginal births | Caesarean sections | Caesarean section rate (%) |
| Al-Hammami23 | 2011–2017 | Damascus, Syria | 1 | University Hospital | 45 649 | 32 466 | 41.6 |
| 2011 | Not stated | Not stated | 32 | ||||
| 2012 | Not stated | Not stated | 33 | ||||
| 2013 | Not stated | Not stated | 43.5 | ||||
| 2017 | Not stated | Not stated | 51 | ||||
| WHO | December 2015 | Ar-Raqqa | 4 | Public Hospitals | 1702 | 386 | 18.5 |
| Hama | 6 | 659 | 611 | 48.1 | |||
| Homs | 6 | 240 | 217 | 47.5 | |||
| Dara’a | 4 | 85 | 28 | 24.8 | |||
| Aleppo | 13 | 226 | 180 | 44.3 | |||
| Deir-ez-zour | 4 | 35 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Al Hassakeh | 4 | 717 | 115 | 13.8 | |||
| As-Sweida | 3 | 280 | 165 | 37.1 | |||
| Quneitra | 1 | 70 | 40 | 36.4 | |||
| Damascus | 15 | 958 | 572 | 37.4 | |||
| Rural Damascus | 9 | 325 | 291 | 47.2 | |||
| Lattakia | 8 | 272 | 478 | 63.7 | |||
| Tartous | 6 | 311 | 442 | 58.7 | |||
| Terkawi26 | October–December 2017 | Atmeh District, Syria | 1 | Women and Children’s Health Centre | 1440 | 617 | 30.0 |
| Human Appeal31 | January–August 2019 | Aleppo, Syria | 1 | NGO hospital | 1367 | 385 | 22.0 |
| UNFPA33 | 2016 | North Syria | Not Specified | Not specified | 1296 | 431 | 25.0 |
| Southern Syria | 1096 | 574 | 34.4 | ||||
| MSF34 | 2015 | Hassakeh, Syria | 1 | Maternity hospital | 1166 | 393 | 25.2 |
| Kabakian-Khasholian25 | November 2014–April 2015 | Damascus, Syria | 1 | Public teaching hospital | 1009 | 197 | 16.3 |
| Alsharif27 | 2018–2020 | Damascus, Syria | Not Specified | Not specified | 734 | 787 | 51.7 |
| Roumieh21 | January–December 2017 | Damascus, Syria | 8 | Largest primary care facilities | 509 | 596 | 53.9 |
| Cuesta15 | 2008–2015 | MSF Facilities, Syria | 1 | General hospital | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeJong22 | 2014 | Damascus, Syria | 1 | Public maternity hospital | Not stated | Not stated | 46 |
| Syrian American Medical Society47 | September 2017–February 2018 | North Syria | 3 | Major reproductive health facilities | Not stated | Not stated | 44.6 |
| Southern Syria | 3 | Not stated | Not stated | 39.3 | |||
| East Ghouta, Syria | 1 | Not stated | Not stated | 41.1 |
MSF, Medecins Sans Frontieres; NGO, Non-governmental organisation; UNFPA, United Nations Population Fund.