China Ranks Second to Mexico in Cesarean Births

Cesarean birth rates have climbed in China, from Oct 2007 to May 2008 46 percent of births in China were by Cesarean section.
China Ranks Second to Mexico in Cesarean Births
A nurse checks the name tag on newborn babies after they are given a bath and returned to their parents at a hospital in Beijing. A World Health Organization report shows that between October 2007 and May 2008, 46 percent of births in China were by Cesarean section. Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images
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A nurse checks the name tag on newborn babies after they are given a bath and returned to their parents at a hospital in Beijing. A World Health Organization report shows that between October 2007 and May 2008, 46 percent of births in China were by Cesarean section. (Frederic J. Brown/Getty Images)
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