Private obstetric care increases the chance of caesarean birth, regardless of health needs and wishes
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Women in Australia are more likely to have an unplanned cesarean birth if they give birth in a private hospital rather than a public hospital—independent of their health status during pregnancy or their birth plans. Our recent study showed an unplanned cesarean birth was 4.2% more likely in a private hospital compared with a public hospital. For first-time mums, it was 7.7% more likely.
