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In China, an increasingly high number of Cesarean births (C-sections) are being practiced in the country. The situation has reached epidemic proportions, and some of its serious consequences should make Chinese women think carefully before requesting this procedure.
Saturdays are a popular day to give birth in Brazil—especially in private hospitals where over 80 percent of deliveries are done by scheduled cesarean section. Brazil has the highest rate of cesarean sections in the world, and that rate has been increasing as the practice becomes more and more accepted into the culture.
On Labor Day, parents and children joined midwives, doulas, and other medical practitioners for a nationwide march to raise public awareness of safer birthing options.
