Brazil Caesareans: Battle for natural childbirth

Brazil has the highest rate of Caesarean sections in the world.
Eighty-five per cent of all births in private hospitals are Caesareans, while in public hospitals the figure stands at 45%.
The World Health Organization says Caesareans should only be carried out when medically necessary and puts the "ideal rate" at between 10% and 15% of births.
The reasons behind Brazil's staggeringly high rate of Caesareans are varied, and range from a lack of information among many pregnant women to a preference among some doctors to carry out the surgical procedure.
In July, new rules came into force across the country aimed at reducing the rate.
Advocates of natural childbirth welcomed the move but pointed to the fact that those women who wanted to give birth naturally often encountered scepticism or even outright hostility from the medical profession.
BBC Brasil's Mariana Della Barba spoke to mother-of-four Monica Chiodi Toscano de Campos about her experience.

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Brazil Caesareans: Battle for natural childbirth

Brazil Caesareans: Battle for natural childbirth

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