Friday, January 15, 2010

China's C-Section Rate Highest Worldwide, WHO Study Says

Almost half of all births in China are via caesarean section, representing the world's highest rate for the procedure, according to a World Health Organization study published on Tuesday in the medical journal Lancet, the Boston Globe reports. According to WHO, rates of c-sections have reached "epidemic proportions" in many countries. 

Continue reading... http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/176128.php.

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