Caesarean deliveries in private hospitals were two times more than those in government facilities across India, according to the National Family Health Survey. The data of National Family Health Survey-4 (2015-16) covering 15 states and Union territories showed that the gap was too wide in several states. In Urban Tripura, 87.1 per cent of the deliveries at private hospitals were through the caesarean section as against 36.4 per cent in government facilities.
Similarly, in Bihar only 5 percent of deliveries were done by C-section in government hospitals as against 37.1 per cent in private hospitals. 74.7 per cent per cent of deliveries at private hospitals in West Bengal were through the caesarean section while government facilities accounted for only 28.1 percent. In urban Andhra Pradesh, the figure was 60.9 percent for private healthcare facilities and 31 percent in government sector…
