TORONTO - The rate of caesarean births is at an all-time high in Canada, putting more women at risk for complications and increasing the strain on an already overburdened health-care system, says the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
More than one in four newborns in Canada are now delivered by C-section, says the SOGC, which is looking for ways to halt and reverse that upward trend.
In light of the rising rates, the society is urging Canadian health-care providers and women to opt for C-sections only when deemed medically necessary. Read more…
According to Sheryl Ubelacker