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Caesarean births in the developing world |
06 June 2006 |
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Research published in The Lancet has revealed very high rates of caesarean births in Latin America and that the risk to mother and baby is increasing.
The World Health Organisation recommends an optimal rate of caesareans of between 10 and 15 per cent of all births, but in some areas of Latin America the rate is as high as 60 per cent. In contrast, in other parts of the developing world, such as in sub-Saharan Africa, rates of caesarean births are as low as 1% and women who need the procedure are put at risk due to a lack of resources.
Dr Jose Villar, the author of the Lancet research, Dr Carine Ronsmans, from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Professor Suneeta Mittal of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in Delhi join Jenni to discuss the reasons why caesarean birth rates show such variations in poorer countries.
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