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Nine in ten: Why Jammu and Kashmir’s private hospitals have India’s highest C-Section rate
Jammu and Kashmir's private hospitals have India's highest C-Section rate. Experts cite factors like institutional deliveries, improved high-risk pregnancy detection, older maternal age, medical complications, assisted reproductive technologies, previous C-sections, and growth in private-sector obstetric care.
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