According to the world health organization, a country's cesarean rate should be at least 5% and should not exceed 15%, in order to ensure that the people who need cesareans get them, and people who don't need them are allowed to have a normal birth.
Pop quiz: what is the cesarean rate in the U.S.????
Here's a super interesting link about the history of Cesarean Section.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/pdf/cesarean.pdf
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