Lancet study draws attention to rising C-section deliveries, calls for regulation in private healthcare

The researchers, including those from the Institute of Public Health Bengaluru and Christian Medical College in Vellore, Tamil Nadu, said that while a medically indicated C-section is vital to preventing maternal and newborn mortality, rates of caesarean deliveries exceeding 10 per cent in the population are not linked with reduced mortality -- as noted by the World Health Organization.

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