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In Africa 200 000 mothers die every year due to complications during childbirth. Giving women access to caesarean sections could significantly reduce this number but most women in Africa aren’t able to access them due to weak health systems. This needs to change argue Salome Maswime and Gwinyai Masukume.

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Increasing caesarean sections in Africa could save more mothers' lives

Salome Maswime, University of the Witwatersrand; Gwinyai Masukume, University of the Witwatersrand

Many women in African countries who are medically required to have caesarean sections aren't able to access them due to weak health systems and a lack of resources.

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