Caesarean births: Numbers hit a worrying all-time high in Kenya

The spike, the data shows largely coincided with the takeover of Linda Mama, the free maternity scheme (Photo: Shutterstock)

Kenya mothers have just broken records; registered the highest births ever as well as the largest number of caesarean deliveries.

Last year, 1.15 million births were registered with 172,000 deliveries through C-section (CS), the largest number ever.