Mass Caesarean

• Kerala: Another case of 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...

• Kerala: Doctors go on 'caesarean spree' allegedly to suit holiday plans

  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...

• Lean women have lower risk of caesarean

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

• Obese women may have longer labour

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