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Canada's caesarean-section rate reached an all-time high in 2007-08, with surgical births accounting for nearly 28 per cent of all deliveries.
Managing Birth Suzanne 2009
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In a report released Tuesday, a committee investigating such deaths in California cited an increase in caesarean-section births as a major contributor to the disturbing trend.
latimes.com - News 2011
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Nevertheless, she had a complication-free pregnancy and Emily Rebecca Doig was born healthy at 2. 82kg by caesarean-section at Hornsby Hospital on Tuesday.
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For every maternal death, about 50 additional women experience serious complications during pregnancy or delivery, according to Although it is unclear what is driving the overall increase, possible explanations include an increase in caesarean-section deliveries and a greater number of pregnancies among women older than age 30, the
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