In a published file by the Lancet, the International Federation of Gynecologists and Obstetricians (FIGO) denounces an epidemic caesarean sections in the world. Based on data from 169 countries accounting for 98.4% of births worldwide, gynecologists estimate that 21% of births (29.7 million) were by caesarean section in 2015, which was almost double the number births recorded in this way in 2000 (12% of births or 16 million).
Admittedly, there is a strong disparity between world regions. “The use of caesarean section is up to ten times more frequent in the Latin America and the Caribbean region, where it represents 44.3% of births, than in the West and Central Africa region, where it represents only 4.1%. births “ underlines Pr Marleen Temmerman, from Ghent University (Belgium), study coordinator. “In cases where complications arise, Caesarean sections save lives and we must promote women’s access to this operation in poor areas, but we should not overdo it.”.
In France, 21% of women give birth by caesarean section, a figure that is in the low average of Europe. In Italy, caesarean sections represent more than 35% of births and in Germany, more than 30%.
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