‘I’ll never give vaginal birth a chance again:’ Chronically incapacitated health sector leads to world’s highest C-section rate
The availability of Egyptian doctors stands at just 8.6 doctors for every 10,000 patients.
The availability of Egyptian doctors stands at just 8.6 doctors for every 10,000 patients.
More than one person asked her “When’s your operation?” instead of “When is the baby due?”
Egypt’s social and economic context discourages breastfeeding, with rates far lower than that recommended by international health organizations.
The Health Ministry will form a national committee to re-evaluate the regulations imposed on giving birth by cesarean section, in light of…
Egypt’s health minister suspended a hospital chief after a widely-circulated video showed a woman giving birth in the street outside a provincial…
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