More Caeserean Sections Done in Brazil Than Anywhere Else

Caesaerean Section is a surgical procedure where an anterior abdominal incision is made to deliver the fetus to the outside world. This is like the opposite of vaginal delivery.

In Brazil, the rate of Caesaerean section being done is on the rise. The World Health Organisation recommends that C-section delivery rates are no higher than 10 to 15 percent of all deliveries.
Brazil, with a rate of 52 per cent of births as revealed by the Ministry of Health, is calling it a 'C-section epidermic'.
 The South American country is set to launch a crackdown on this epidermic.

The main reason for C-section epidermic is because a Brazilian woman is concerned with her sexuality and harbour fears that giving birth will alter the perineum (the area between the vagina and anus), which is a myth.

The country's Minister of Health, Arthur Chioro, called the country's obsession with C-section a 'public health problem'.

Is this a case of promotion of gender equality and women emancipation?!