cesarean section

Globally, the number of babies born through cesarean section (C-section) almost doubled between 2000 and 2015 – from 12% to 21% of all births – according to a Series of three papers published in The Lancet...

Delivery by cesarean section increased dramatically from 12% in 2010 to 31% in 2016. Public health experts called for steps to rein in this “unacceptable” high rates of cesarean section at a meeting held on 10...