A study by the Indian Institute of Technology Madras found that there was a rise in the number of Caesarean sections (C-section) between 2016 and 2021 in the country. This, despite a drop in medical complications during pregnancy.
The chances of a delivery through C-section were greater if a woman gave birth in a private hospital, the study revealed. Also, overweight and older women (aged 35-49) were more likely to have C-section deliveries.
The institute’s Department of Humanities and Social Sciences conducted the research in Tamil Nadu and Chhattisgarh. The researchers included Varshini Neethi Mohan and P. Shirisha, research scholar Girija Vaidyanathan and a professor in the institute, V. R. Muraleedharan.
