Cesarean section (C-section) is world’s most common surgery according to WHO data. Recovery from C-sections takes longer and sometimes may cause preoperative complications. WHO has finally recommended benchmarks for countries to follow for optimal maternal and neonatal outcomes. As the world progresses, it is found that inclination towards C-sections has been growing in expectant mothers.
The percentage of births by C-sections per country varies from 0.6% in South Sudan to as much as 55.5% in Brazil. As C-sections are associated with various maternal and neonatal post-operative complications, WHO has finally issued a benchmark of 19 C-sections per hundred births as a benchmark for optimal maternal and neonatal outcomes. The recommendations of WHO are based on cross-sectional, ecological study conducted by the scientists from the USA. The study included all 194 member states of WHO…
