Women may be forced to see psychiatrists before C-sections

Private obstetricians are carrying the blame for high rates of surgeries and Auckland City Hospital has put a freeze on any new private obstetric specialists, as well as introducing the mental health screening of women planning to have the surgery.Queensland has a very high C-section rate at 36 per cent, much higher than the Auckland Hospital at 20 per cent.The National Association of Specialist Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Australia has released a statement saying they would fight tooth and…



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