It’s time to curb rising C-section rates in Canada

Even during the pandemic, labor and delivery are the most frequent reasons for hospitalization in Canada, with over 350,000 births per year.  That’s happy news.  But of these births, nearly one third are by Caesarian section (C-sections).  That rate is far too high – and rising.

C-section is the surgical procedure to deliver a baby that involves an incision in the mother’s …

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