Cesarean sections in Greece. How can we stop the vicious cycle?
Department of Midwifery, University of West Attica, Greece.
Review Article
World Journal of Advanced Research and Reviews, 2021, 12[01], 375–377
Article DOI: 10.30574/wjarr.2021.12.1.0502
Publication history:
Received on 10 September 2021; revised on 21 October 2021; accepted on 23 October 2021
Abstract:
Cesarean section has a long history in the evolution of obstetrics and human culture. Once, while a cesarean section was performed on a dying woman in order to save the infant’s life, today its rates in high and middle income countries have increased dramatically. However, the increased rates of cesarean sections are not justified by the WHO recommendations in 2015 which stated that CS rates above 10-15% were not associated with lower maternal or neonatal mortality. Greece belongs to the countries with very high rates of cesarean sections. As a result, about 6 in 10 Greek women give birth by caesarean section. For this situation, many driving factors of cesarean sections and potential solutions have been discussed. However, despite the concerns of health care professionals and midwives, the vicious cycle of cesarean sections in Greece has not yet stopped.
Keywords:
Cesarean section; High rates of cesarean section; Vicious cycle of cesarean deliveries; Cesarean section in Greece
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