5 Years And We Will Have Cloned Mammoths (now with added dodo!)

The most dramatic findings were in China, where 46 percent of births reviewed were C-sections — a quarter of them not medically necessary, the report said.

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The WHO, which reviewed nearly 110,000 births across Asia in 2007-2008, found 27 percent were done under the knife, partially motivated by hospitals eager to make more money.

That mirrors similar results reported by WHO in 2005 from Latin America, where 35 percent of pregnant women surveyed were delivering by C-section.

30 percent of U.S. births are C-sections
In the U.S., where C-sections are at an all-time high of 31 percent, the surgery is often performed on older expectant mothers, during multiple births or simply because patients request it or doctors fear malpractice lawsuits.

steddyeddy wrote: »

Shocking findings indeed but captain but hopefully it wouldnt be the medical profession doing the cloning. I would say biologists have and had a lot to answer for in the past also.

At St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny, over 43% of first-time mothers have a Caesarean section birth. The lowest rate is seen at the National Maternity Hospital in Holles Street in Dublin, where just over 22% of first-time mothers have Caesarean sections.

steddyeddy wrote: »

Sorry man I read it wrong. The amount of hysterectomies performed by a certain surgeon is also one for concern