Too posh to push? Concerns over state’s rising number of elective caesarian births

Wednesday April 28, 2021

Queensland private hospitals have the highest rate of planned but potentially unjustified early caesarean births in Australia.

The Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation, produced by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care in partnership with the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, shines a spotlight on the extremes of medical services.

The atlas reveals around half of planned caesarean section births performed before 39 weeks did not have a medical or obstetric reason. More concerning was the fact there was no evidence…

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