C-section deliveries rise in private hospital across state

Indore: Call it a money-spinning exercise or medical emergency, number of caesarean surgeries at private hospitals across Madhya Pradesh, including Indore and other major cities of state are rising dramatically while government hospitals, criticised for poor facilities, have had more normal deliveries in last decade. This was established by National Family Health Survey (NFHS-4) report released recently. A seven-month-long survey at district level revealed a 12% rise in caesarean deliveries at private health facilities. In 2005-06, caesarean deliveries in private hospitals of state was 28.8% and this shot up to 40.8% in 2015-16. In urban areas, caesarean deliveries were reported at 42.7%...