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More first-time mums are electing to have their babies born via caesarean, research has found. A new report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found 30 per cent of mothers giving birth for the first time were choosing to have a C-section, according to 2018 figures. That’s compared with 25 per cent of new mothers choosing to undergo the procedure in 2004. The institute found caesareans were more common among women giving birth in a private hospital, at a rate of 40 per cent, compared to public hospital,…
