Govt must cut cesarean birth rate

The rate of cesarean births in China this year is three times higher than the recommended World Health Organization level. And although the cesarean birth rate has reached 70-80 percent in some regions, people seem indifferent to the dangers associated with the procedure, says an article in Beijing News. Excerpts:

The WHO conducted a worldwide survey in 2007-08, which showed that China had the highest cesarean section birth rate in the world; it was 46.5 percent. The rate remains high even after more than fiver years of the survey.