More than half of pregnant women in Shanghai would rather undergo surgery than give birth naturally: Statistics from the Shanghai Women\’s Health Center show that the average cesarean section rate in obstetric departments across the city has risen to about 54%, and the cesarean section rate in some hospitals has even reached 62%. The above is more than four times the upper limit recommended by the World Health Organization. Regarding the reason for the high caesarean section rate, Pang Ruyan, vice president of the China Maternal and Child Health Association, said in an interview yesterday that the cost of caesarean section