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According to a new study, the number of women who have had a cesarean birth has almost doubled since 2000.
Using data from 169 countries, a study published Thursday in the medical journal The Lancet estimated 29.7 million births of caesareans worldwide in 2015, nearly double the 16 million births recorded in 2000 .
In addition, while caesareans accounted for only 12.1% of all births in 2000, it is now estimated that this number has increased to 21.1% of all births.
The study also estimated that caesareans were "up to ten times more prevalent in the Latin American and Caribbean region", where 44.3% of births resulted from caesareans, compared to 4.1% in West and Central Africa. percent. In the United States, the number of caesarean sections has increased from 23% in 2000 to 32% in 2015, according to CNN.
"We knew that at the global level, caesarean section rates had been rising for some time now, but now, more than one in five babies is delivered by cesarean section, it's striking," he said. commented Dr. Ties Boerma, lead author of the study. to the output.
Increases "both explain a growing proportion of deliveries in health facilities" and an increase in the use of caesareans "in health facilities", according to the report. ;study.
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However, although the Mayo Clinic believes that caesareans can save lives, they also involve many risks for the mother, including infections, blood clots and postpartum haemorrhage.
The study went on to say that the rise of caesareans is a "growing concern".
"The large increases in the use of caesareans, far in excess of 30% in many countries, often for non-medical indications, are of concern given the risks to women and children," Dr. Boerma said.
The World Health Organization had previously indicated in 1985 that it was "not justified that the caesarean section rate be higher than 10-15% in a given region".
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Along with the new study, the WHO also issued new guidelines on Thursday to reduce the number of unnecessary cesareans.
"It is crucial that women who need a caesarean section have access to this life-saving procedure, but equally useless procedures must be avoided, so that the lives and well-being of women and men can be avoided. their babies are not endangered, "said Dr. Ana Pilar Betran, a doctor at the WHO Department of Health and Reproductive Research, said in the press release on the new guidelines .
Key recommendations include increased mode of delivery education – including "relaxation training programs" and "psychoeducation of women fearing pain or anxiety" – as well as requiring women get a second opinion before being able to pass through a -section.
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