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[quote=JIMMYB,386332]The latest WHO survey says that nearly half of births are done by cesarean section, of which a quarter are not medically necessary. Unnecessary C-sections are bad for women and their babies’ health. Babies delivered by Cesarean section are more likely to suffer from respiratory problems, according to WHO.

It sounds that C-section is a bit dangerous. But why do so many mothers choose to deliver their babies by C-section?

Many women in China have chosen C-sections over natural birth because some want to avoid the pain of labor and some want to choose an auspicious day for the baby's birth. They even don’t care about the high expense of having C-section surgery. In Beijing, a C-section costs around 7000 yuan (1000 dollars) while a normal birth just costs about 2000 yuan.

After the latest survey, the UN health agency noted that C-sections had reached "epidemic proportions" in China and many other countries worldwide, like 31 percent in the United States, 36 percent in Vietnam, and 34 percent in Thailand.

Excerpted from ChinaDaily[/quote]

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