Brazil unveils new rules to curb country's cesarean 'epidemic'

Health insurance companies in Brazil will now be required to provide clients with information about percentage of cesarean births performed in the country

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Brazil has unveiled new rules aimed at stemming its “epidemic of cesareans”, and promoting natural births among private health care providers.

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