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Ten News First: Early C-sections causing unnecessary risk

High numbers of caesarean births are being scheduled for a week or two before a baby’s due date, worrying gynaecologists and obstetricians who say the practice puts newborns at unnecessary risk of short- and long-term health impacts. Roughly half of caesarean section births performed before 39 weeks were booked without a medical justification in 2017, according to a national report. The findings were published in the Fourth Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation, produced by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare and the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Chair of the Australian Preterm Birth Prevention Alliance, Professor John Newnham AM was recently featured on 10 News First about this worrying trend that is potentially putting newborns at unnecessary risk of short and long-term health impacts.