KP Health Insurance Programme Shows 47.43% C-Section Delivery Rate
Data from the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health programme shows nearly half of deliveries under the scheme were by Caesarean section, prompting questions about medical necessity and hospital oversight.
The rate of births delivered through Caesarean section (C-section) under the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) health programme has reached 47.43 percent, according to a report by the Associated Press of Pakistan (APP).
The figure, drawn from data on deliveries carried out under the province's health insurance scheme, has raised questions about whether the high proportion of surgical deliveries reflects genuine medical necessity or points to gaps in oversight of hospitals participating in the programme.
The report did not specify the time period covered by the data, the number of hospitals included in the calculation, or comment from provincial health authorities on the figures.
Globally, health experts have long used the World Health Organization's guidance that C-section rates above roughly 10 to 15 percent of deliveries are not typically associated with reductions in maternal and newborn mortality, a benchmark often cited in discussions about elective or unnecessary surgical births.
APP's report did not indicate whether KP health authorities plan to review hospital practices or introduce measures to monitor the appropriateness of C-section procedures performed under the programme.
Sources
- KP health programme records 47.43pc C-section delivery rate — APP (Pakistan)
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