Rate of Newborn Deliveries by Cesarean Section Continually Decreases

According to a recent report released by the Health Insurance Review Agency (HIRA) on the domestic record of newborn delivery methods, 38.2% of total births in Year 2003 were from the cesarean section.

The Year 2003 rate of childbirths via cesarean section shows a drop of 2.3 points from Year 2001 at 40.5%, where there was a simultaneous increase in the rate of natural births from 59.5% in Y...