Unnecessary caesareans can put women and babies at risk. In the ongoing fight for women’s reproductive rights, reducing the rate of c-sections should be an urgent priority
Australia has one of the highest caesarean rates in the world. And it’s not good for us.
Last month, the World Health Organisation (WHO) warned that caesarean sections should only be performed when medically necessary – no more than about 10%-15% of all births. Above that rate, there is no evidence of improved mortality.
Related: Caesarean sections should only be done out of medical necessity, WHO says
A lot of issues would be resolved through continuity of care with midwives as primary carers. This has been proven time and again through studies and in practice.
For a long time, medicine was a men-only sphere where women’s bodies were believed to be inherently flawed
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