C-sections are up in the UK as well:
Last year the government introduced a new coding system that classifies caesareans as either elective or emergency. Preliminary figures show that, last year, 45% were elective, compared with 55% classified as emergency procedures. This compares with an estimated 7.5% elective sections in 1998.
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