About the Authors

Ann-Sophie Zielbauer

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

ann-sophie.zielbauer@kgu.de

Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

Frank Louwen

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

Lukas Jennewein

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, School of Medicine, Goethe-University, Frankfurt, Germany

Competing Interests

Prof. Frank Louwen is first vice president of the German Society for Gynaecology and Obstetrics (DGGG), council member of the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG) and Executive Board Member und Committee chairman of the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO). Prof. Frank Louwen und Dr. Cover Letter Lukas Jennewein worked on the first German S3-Guideline for cesarean section published in 2020. Ann-Sophie Zielbauer declares no relevant conflicts of interest. This does not alter our adherence to PLOS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.