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WHO reviews childbirth guidelines to limit surge in caesarean delivery

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revised rules guiding the care of women during childbirth to ensure that their babies are not delivered through Caesarean sections unnecessarily.

In a report, the UN agency said current rules allowed medical practitioners to use other interventions, including Caesarean sections that could have been avoided.

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