Punjab records 5,300 high-risk C-section deliveries under Sehat YojanaPunjab's Mukh Mantri Sehat Yojana has provided vital healthcare for over 7,300 mothers and newborns. The scheme covered 5,300 high-risk cae...
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Lancet study draws attention to rising C-section deliveries, calls for regulation in private healthcareA new study reveals a significant surge in caesarean deliveries in India, exceeding WHO recommendations, and calls for policy interventions...
26 Aug, 2025, 05.56 PM IST
Suniel Shetty gets lambasted online for praising daughter Athiya for choosing natural delivery instead of comfortable C-section: ‘No uterus, no opinion’Suniel Shetty faced online criticism after praising Athiya Shetty for choosing natural childbirth, with many viewing his comments as dismis...
18 May, 2025, 09.01 AM IST
1 in 5 babies born via C-section in India, more in private facility than public: StudyA study published in The Lancet Regional Health-Southeast Asia found that over 21% of deliveries in India are via caesarean section (C-sect...
06 Dec, 2024, 03.12 PM IST
Insurers are having a Chillar Party: Maternity insurance sales skyrocket as couples brace for soaring costsRising childbirth costs in India drive a surge in demand for maternity insurance, growing at 80% annually. PolicyBazaar data reveals 78% of...
11 May, 2024, 03.14 PM IST
Implementing WHO guidelines can cut unnecassary C-section deliveries, India study findsImplementing the World Health Organizaion's guidelines could help improve women's care during childbirth and reduce unnecessary cesarean se...
01 Feb, 2024, 01.18 PM IST
C-secs top normal deliveries in private hospitals in 10 of 18 statesThe normal delivery is no longer normal in private hospitals. In 10 of the 18 states (including the UT of J&K) for which the National Famil...
15 Dec, 2020, 10.48 AM IST
SC dismisses plea for guidelines on cesarean deliveries, fines litigant"Having perused the PIL, we are of the view that the same is an abuse of process of law," the court said.
03 Aug, 2018, 11.54 AM IST
Government hospital clearance needed for caesarean deliveries at pvt hospitals under NHPMThe Centre has included 1,354 packages in the scheme and rates for over 20 specialties, including orthopaedics, cardiology, cancer and neur...
27 May, 2018, 02.59 PM IST
Name and shame errant docs: Maneka Gandhi on excessive C-sectionsGandhi wants Health Minister J P Nadda to make it mandatory for hospitals to display their rate of Caesarean, also known as C-section.
22 Feb, 2017, 05.54 PM IST
- C-section delivery may produce blood clot in vein
London, Sep 23 (IANS) Women are more likely to suffer from blood clots in the veins, usually in legs after a C-section delivery compared to...
23 Sep, 2016, 04.05 PM IST
Caesarean deliveries in private hospitals two times more than government facilities: SurveyThe data of National Family Health Survey-4 (2015-16) covering 15 states and Union territories showed that the gap was too wide in several ...
24 Jan, 2016, 11.34 AM IST
This caesarean epidemic: Let’s make normal deliveries the norm againIn fact, despite the fact that C-sections carry potential complications for both mother and baby and have been proven to be riskier than un...
09 Jan, 2016, 11.18 AM IST
Bengaluru's mothers and doctors warm up to natural birthsAfter years of being forced to deliver babies through C-sections, a small number of Bengaluru's gynecologists are beginning to push back.
19 May, 2015, 11.12 AM IST