High Risks Of Caesarean Births

Caesarean birth is a major abdominal surgery that has potentially risky outcomes for both the mother and the baby. What is troubling is that Caesarean section rates are rising throughout the world; many Caesarean sections are done unnecessarily. They are also performed for non-medical reasons and for boosting doctors’ earnings and for their convenience.

It was estimated that over half of Caesarean sections performed were unnecessary. Women who had Caesarean sections have dramatically increased risks for fatal blood clots, infections, and complications of anaesthesia – 3 classic complications of major surgery.

Publisher: Consumer Association Of Penang

Paperback

2012

ISBN: 9789833083527