Regulating Caesarean Sections conducted by Private Hospitals
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New Delhi: Recently, through a written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha, Minister of state (Independent Charge) smt Anupriya Patel informed about the Regulating Caesarean Sections conducted by Private Hospitals.
According to National Family and Health Survey (NFHS 4) released in 2015-16, the percentage of births by caesarean section in private health facilities in Delhi was 42.9% while in public health facilities, it was 21%.
Caesarean section is one of the most common surgeries in the world and is also a life-saving surgery for the mother and the child. It is assumed that 15% of the pregnancies will land into a complication and will require surgical intervention. WHO in its statement released in April 2015 states that at the population level, cesarean section rates higher than 10% are not associated with reductions in maternal and newborn mortality rates. As in other surgeries, caesarean section deliveries also have inherent risk of surgical and anesthetic complications.
According to National Family and Health Survey (NFHS 4) released in 2015-16, the percentage of births by caesarean section in private health facilities in Delhi was 42.9% while in public health facilities, it was 21%.
Caesarean section is one of the most common surgeries in the world and is also a life-saving surgery for the mother and the child. It is assumed that 15% of the pregnancies will land into a complication and will require surgical intervention. WHO in its statement released in April 2015 states that at the population level, cesarean section rates higher than 10% are not associated with reductions in maternal and newborn mortality rates. As in other surgeries, caesarean section deliveries also have inherent risk of surgical and anesthetic complications.
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