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A fivefold increase in c sections has many midwives concerned

Caesarean sections have increased fivefold over the past 40 years, much to the concern of many mi...

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09.03 21 Mar 2022


A fivefold increase in c sections has many midwives concerned


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09.03 21 Mar 2022


Caesarean sections have increased fivefold over the past 40 years, much to the concern of many midwives. That’s according to a new study that found more than a third of Irish babies are now born through the procedure.  Dr Siobhán Corrigan, Assistant professor school of psychology at Trinity College Dublin led the paper and Dr. Corrigan spoke to Ciara on the show this morning with more on the study findings.

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