South Africa: A Changing Birth - What's Behind SA's Skyrocketing C-Section Rates?

Almost one in four babies born at public hospitals come into the world via c-section but is it costing some women their lives?

For decades, caesarean sections were a last resort for mothers and babies in distress. If you had access to this kind of procedure, you could count yourself among the world's lucky.

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