Caesarean sections up 300% in 20 years
New figures show that the number of caesarean births has trebled over the past 20 years.
Doctors at the Rotunda Hospital have analysed the figures in the first childbirth survey in Ireland.
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Doctors at the Rotunda Hospital have analysed the figures in the first childbirth survey in Ireland.
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