Caesarean rate hits record high, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare 'Mother and Babies' report shows

By Alexandra Back
Updated December 19 2013 - 11:18pm, first published 10:29pm
Australia has one of the highest rates of caesarean sections in the world. Photo: Nic Walker
Australia has one of the highest rates of caesarean sections in the world. Photo: Nic Walker

Despite a campaign by reproductive health professionals to reduce the number of births by caesarean section, the figure has hit a record high in Australia.

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