Caesarean Deliveries Up 15 Percent Due to Late Marriage

India has witnessed a sudden increase of 15 percent in caesarean sections or caesarean deliveries - a procedure performed only during complicated pregnancies and difficulty in a normal vaginal delivery, gynaecologists said.

The doctors said that rise in C-section cases, both in urban and rural areas, are due to delayed marriage and the consequent late child birth, coupled with lifestyle and environmental factors.

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‘If there are no complications with pregnancy or labour, a vaginal birth is safer than a caesarean birth. Vaginal birth also makes future pregnancies and fertility safer.’

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Medical science says that if there are no complications with pregnancy or labour, a vaginal birth is safer than a caesarean birth. Vaginal birth also makes future pregnancies and fertility safer.

According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), until 2010, caesarean sections were limited to 8.5 percent of all deliveries in India. "But in the last decade or so, the numbers have escalated in many parts of the country, reaching as high as 41 percent of deliveries in Kerala and 58 percent in Tamil Nadu," it said.

Bandita Sinha, gynaecologist and fertility specialist at World of Women, a leading medical centre for gynaecology cases, said: "The alarming factor is that the recommended level of caesarean deliveries by WHO is 10-15 percent. The sudden increase in the number of caesarean sections is visible in both urban and rural areas."

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According to Sinha, there are various indications of a caesarean delivery, like contracted pelvis, where if the size of the baby is not proportionate to the size of the birth canal, normal delivery becomes difficult.

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"Health of the scar of any previous uterine surgery also determines if the women will have a natural delivery. Foetal distress or prolonged labour, severe hypertension and other medical conditions can affect mother or baby's health," said Sinha.

Gauri Gore, gynaecologist at city-based Zen Hospital, said: "Sometimes, the caesarean-section becomes risky if the mother has genital herpes. So, it has to be ensured that the mother's infection does not pass on to the baby."

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Gore said that a sedentary lifestyle or lack of exercise could also increase the possibility of a C-section.

Source-IANS