Mass Caesarean

Just days after reports of mass caesareans at a government hospital in Alappuzha district of Kerala, a similar case has now come to light.As many as 19 caesarean operations were allegedly conducted in 3 days on - April 16, 18 and 19 - at the Kadakkal Taluk Hospital in Kollam district.The deliveries were advanced allegedly to suit the anaesthetist w...

After the scam involving doctors performing unnecessary hysterectomies on unsuspecting women in Rajasthan, now doctors of a government- run hospital in Kerala are at the centre of a controversy.On Friday afternoon, doctors at Kerala's Alappuzha hospital rushed with as many as 21 caesarean operations in 48 hours to allegedly suit their holiday plans...

Pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) has a close association with the risk of caesarean section in women who have full-term deliveries.

Overweight women undergo long duration of labour as compared to thinner women.

Just days after reports of mass caesareans at a government hospital in Alappuzha district of Kerala, a similar case has now come to light.As many as 19 caesarean operations were allegedly conducted in 3 days on - April 16, 18 and 19 - at the Kadakkal Taluk Hospital in Kollam district.The deliveries were advanced allegedly to suit the anaesthetist w...

After the scam involving doctors performing unnecessary hysterectomies on unsuspecting women in Rajasthan, now doctors of a government- run hospital in Kerala are at the centre of a controversy.On Friday afternoon, doctors at Kerala's Alappuzha hospital rushed with as many as 21 caesarean operations in 48 hours to allegedly suit their holiday plans...

Pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) has a close association with the risk of caesarean section in women who have full-term deliveries.

Overweight women undergo long duration of labour as compared to thinner women.