'Preventable' C-section births in private hospitals for financial incentives: IIM-A study

02/12/2018

'Preventable' C-section births in private hospitals for financial incentives: IIM-A study

The New Indian Express

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There were as many as nine lakh "preventable" unplanned Caesarean section (C-section) deliveries out of 70 lakh in private hospitals in India in one year, driven mainly by "financial incentives," says a study by Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad.

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