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[2.19] Dr Pat talks about the change of caesarean section rates in Australia.
[3.40] Brigid and Dr Pat talks about the rate of caesarean sections in Australia, the United Kingdom and The United States of America.
[4.40] Dr Pat talks about why the rates of C-sections may have increased.
[7.00] Brigid asks Dr Pat whether the increase in the rate of caesareans means we are doing something wrong.
[8.16] Dr Pat talks about how the increase in C-sections had impacted the rates of maternal death.
[11.07] Brigid and Dr Pat talks about the difference in maternal mortality rates in developed and underdeveloped countries.
[13.29] Dr Pat talks about infant mortality rates.
[14.46] Dr Pat talks about the Robison Tool for Caesarean Sections.
[16.45] Dr Pat talks about why the World Health Organisation says that Caesarean Section rates should be at least 10%.
[18.13] Dr Pat and Brigid talks about a woman’s choice to choose to have a caesarean section.
[19.20] Dr Pat talks about what he does when one of his patients want a c-section.
[21.56] Dr Pat talks about the main risk of c-sections.
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