The rate of children born by the Caesarean section procedure in Egypt has skyrocketed so that now more than 70% of newborns are delivered surgically.
Even when women tell their doctors that they don't want a C-section they are often pushed to have one.
Health experts call the trend alarming. The World Health Organization (WHO) has advocated for a long time a C-section rate of 10% to 15%.
As doctors tell dpa for one of our latest features, they like the procedure because it is more lucrative, impedes less on their private lives, and makes them less subject to litigation. Some patients, meanwhile, are left disappointed and frustrated.
Miriam Widman
dpa trends & features
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TOP FEATURE: Egypt has one of the highest C-section rates in the world - why?
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