Table 1 PICOS strategy for inclusion criteria of studies into review

P-population

Pregnant women who present for deliveries across hospitals in Cameroon

I-intervention/Exposure

Caesarean delivery

C-comparison

Women who have vaginal deliveries or instrumental vaginal deliveries

O-outcome(s)

Neonatal complications: asphyxia and stillbirth

S-study design

Cross-sectional and cohort studies