UAE doctors highlight cultural and healthcare divide over C-section births – The National

UAE doctors highlight cultural and healthcare divide over C-section births – The National

Doctors have painted “a mixed picture” over attitudes to Caesarean section procedures in the UAE, claiming nationality and use of public or private health care influence decision-making.

C-section rates have trebled across the globe, from 7 per cent of all births in 1990 to 21 per cent last year, a World Health Organisation study found. It estimates that nearly a third of births will be by C-section by 2030.

Health experts in the UAE indicated that expectant Emiratis largely prefer natural birth, with more expat mothers-to-be electing for C-sections.