Birth Group, CCA, Calls On WHO To Re-examine ‘Outdated And Unsafe’ 10-15% Recommended Cesarean Rate

Evidence shows that strategies to reduce national cesarean rates to levels of 10-15% are fundamentally flawed and could lead to increased morbidity for both mothers and infants. The Coalition for Childbirth Autonomy is urging national government and local hospital policy makers to be wary of implementing targets that aim to reduce cesarean rates to a range recommended 23 years ago, as the evidence reviewed at that time has been superceded by more recent and relevant studies.

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Filed under: Pediatrics on November 7th, 2008