Objectives: Romania has one of the highest incidences of births by caesarean section (CS) in the European Union (EU).The present study aims to identify the possible predictors of planned caesarean section (PCS) in a convenience sample of Romanian women.Methods: This is a secondary analysis of the cross-sectional data collected as part of the EU-level Babies Born Better online survey from 1908 Romanian women who gave birth between 2013 and 2018. Univariable and multivariable logistic regression models were performed to identify the potential individual and health system-level predictors of PCS.Results: PCS was reported by 36.7% (n = 657) of the women. In the multivariable regression model, older maternal age (aOR: 1.10, 95%
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