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Exclusive: Caesareans scrutinised at Auckland Hospital; new private obstetricians blocked
11 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM
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The caesarean rate at Auckland DHB is under scrutiny. Photo / 123rf
Nicholas Jones is an investigative reporter at the New Zealand Herald nicholas.jones@nzherald.co.nz@nickjonesnzer
Women wanting caesarean sections saw psychiatrists to prove mental health grounds for the surgery, as the country s largest hospital tries to bring down numbers. Auckland City Hospital has one of the highest caesarean rates in the country, and hospital bosses have identified private obstetricians as a factor, because their patients are much more likely to have the surgery.
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