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Podcast: On Health for Women
Episode: 95 Cesarean Section - How Many is too Many with Dr. Marleen Temmerman
Description: Did you know that we are facing a continuing growing cesarean section crisis? The overuse of cesarean sections, especially in the United States, is not new, but it has certainly continued to become more prevalent globally over the past 15 years. Women's ability to give birth is not greatly dependent on geography, and yet many women in low-income countries do not even have access to this method of birth when necessary. Wide variations in intervention statistics between regions tell us that something is very wrong.Joining me is Dr. Marleen Temmerman, a force in bringing the overuse and...