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  Attention expecting mothers! Moderate exercises can reduce the C-section risk

  Lifestyle | July 20, 2017 16:46 IST

  Half of all women of childbearing age worldwide are either overweight or obese, which increases the chances of Caesarean section.

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  Women who have survived cancer are more likely to have pre-term delivery

  Lifestyle | March 26, 2017 10:03 IST

  Women diagnosed and treated for cancer during their childbearing years are more at risk of having a premature delivery, babies with low birth weights or caesarean section delivery, a study has found.

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  Maneka Gandhi raises concern over steep rise in C-section surgeries, calls it a ‘racket’

  India | February 23, 2017 8:16 IST

  Over 1.3 lakh people have signed an online petition in concern over the steep rise in caesarean section surgeries in India, particularly in private hospitals, seeking government intervention to bring in accountability and transparency in institutiona

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  Caesareans and obesity interlinked?

  Lifestyle | July 04, 2013 8:04 IST

  London: A new study has revealed that babies born by caesarean section are almost twice as likely to be overweight when they reach their teens.Researchers found that surgically delivered 11-year-olds were 83 percent more likely