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  • Paediatrician, Paediatric Pulmonologist, Associate Professor, Department of Paediatrics & Extraordinary Professor, Department of Immunology, University of Pretoria
A natural birth involves three important steps: the spontaneous onset of labour, the process of labour itself, and vaginal passage. Getty Images

Caesarean births: South Africa’s rates are too high – they can be dangerous for mothers and babies

Priya Soma-Pillay, University of Pretoria and Andre Van Niekerk, University of Pretoria

Caesarean section births are often thought to be safer. In fact they disrupt the natural bond between mother and baby and can interrupt brain development.

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