BACKGROUND: ALTHOUGH STUDIES SUGGEST A VAST EXTENSION OF MEDICALIZATION OF PREGNANCY AND BIRTH IN IRAN, DATA ABOUT THE RATE OF INTERVENTION APPLICATIONS CAUSED BY THE MEDICALIZATION IN LOW-RISK PREGNANCIES AND BIRTH IS LIMITED. THIS STUDY AIMED TO DETERMINE THE RATE OF APPLICATION OF MATERNAL MEDICALIZED CARE IN LOW-RISK PREGNANCIES AND BIRTHS, AND TO IDENTIFY FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH TYPE OF DELIVERY.METHODS: THIS CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY WAS PERFORMED BY STRATIFIED-CLUSTER SAMPLING ON 320 POSTPARTUM WOMEN FROM FOUR PUBLIC AND PRIVATE HOSPITALS IN MASHHAD, IRAN. THE DATA COLLECTION INSTRUMENT WAS A DESIGNED AND STANDARDIZED TOOL FOR ASSESSMENT OF MEDICALIZED PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH. ALSO, DESCRIPTIVE P<0.05 WAS CONSIDERED STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT FOR ALL TESTS .TEST AND LOGISTIC REGRESSION WERE USED….