#c-section

Punishing doctors for performing C-sections would be pushing them into dangerous waters, as the implementation of proposed penalties would possibly discourage obstetricians from advising caesareans even if they were the ...

The health ministry and the Health Insurance Organisation (HIO) have prepared a plan to incentivise gynaecologists and obstetricians to perform natural births instead of caesareans (C-sections), it emerged on Wednesday. ...

Cyprus midwives recently received much-deserved recognition by Unesco Midwives in Cyprus are heralding the inclusion of their work on Unesco’s list of intangible culture heritage, saying it can serve ...

The federation of patients on Monday heralded the initiative by Health Minister Popi Kanari – that efforts are underway to prepare a national strategy aimed at promoting natural childbirth; saying that ...

THE issue of C-sections in Cyprus reared its head again recently during a discussion at the House and on every occasion, it seems the number of women opting for this ...

Caesarean sections in Cyprus reached 61 per cent of total births in 2020, while the acceptable limit set by the World Health Organisation is up to 15 per cent, the head of the ...