According to a survey by experts from the Telethon Institute of Child Health in Perth, Australia, the odds of Australian women of childbearing age voluntarily choosing a caesarean section more than doubled from 1984 to 2003. Experts point out that people who are not suitable for caesarean section and choose caesarean section, or people who have a low risk of natural delivery, also face risks that cannot be ignored.
Experts surveyed 430,000 births over the past 20 years and found that the increase in caesarean sections was not due to more complicated delivery conditions for older women, as some doctors believed, but was the result of \”social or lifestyle factors.\” Mothers are affected by factors such as fear of natural childbirth and misunderstandings about the risks of surgery.
Studies have found that caesarean section rates are highest among people who least need them, such as those who are at the lowest risk of pregnancy complications. Experts point out that caesarean section carries some small but not negligible risks for mothers, as well as problems with wound infection and breastfeeding. Low-risk groups should not use this delivery method.
Rising caesarean section rates are causing alarm in Australia. Last month, the New South Wales Department of Health ruled that caesarean sections cannot be performed due to \”the mother\’s personal request\” and that the clinical rationality of the operation must also be considered.