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Uganda: Money Motivating Doctors to Do More C-Sections - Report
Monitor, 16 October 2021
Many Ugandan doctors are violating ethics to induce demand for caesarean section (C-section) among expectant mothers for monetary gain despite the health risks the procedure… Read more »
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South Africa: C-Section Rate Among South African Medical Scheme Members the Highest in the World
Daily Maverick, 5 September 2021
The World Health Organization is worried about trends that show that 29% of global births will be by C-section by 2030. But our statistics show that C-sections account for 70% of… Read more »
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Africa: Caesarean Section Rates Continue to Rise, Amid Growing Inequalities in Access
WHO, 16 June 2021
According to new research from the World Health Organization (WHO), caesarean section use continues to rise globally, now accounting for more than 1 in 5 (21%) of all childbirths.… Read more »
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Kenya: Why More Women Are Going the Caesarean Section Way
Nation, 16 March 2021
At 15 weeks of pregnancy, 26-year-old Catherine Umija went for an ultrasound to find out the sex of her baby. Read more »
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Ghana: Don't Opt for Cesarean Section As Means of Delivery--Whog Specialist
Ghanaian Times, 18 May 2020
A Specialist with the Women's Health Obstetrician and Gynaecology (WHOG), Dr Dixie Constantini has cautioned women against deliberately opting for Cesarean-section (C-section) as a… Read more »
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Nigeria: Caesarean Sections in Nigeria - Thoughts, Belief Systems and Perceptions
Nigeria Health Watch, 29 April 2020
Editor's Note: If you bring up the topic of Caesarean Sections in many discussion circles, there is a likelihood you will encounter widely differing opinions. It is a topic usually… Read more »