
Alappuzha: Kerala health department on Saturday began a probe into 'mass caesarians' performed on pregnant women in a brief two day span in a government hospital in Alappuzha, allegedly to suit the 'holiday' plans of gynaecologists. Adding a serious dimension, health experts alleged that the number of caesarians performed every year in Kerala far outstrips the limit set by the WHO. While the UN health agency has fixed caesarian section...

12:53 PM, Apr 23, 2011

Thiruvananthapuram: Doctors of a government hospital in Alleppey district of Kerala have been accused of undertaking 21 caesarean operations in just two days. The two gynaecologists allegedly operated in a hurry on Wednesday and Thursday as the coming three days were government holidays. Some of the women admitted in the hospital claim that their date of delivery was scheduled for only next week but was advanced by the doctors. The...

06:36 PM, Apr 22, 2011

Thiruvananthapuram: Doctors of a government hospital in Alleppey district of Kerala have been accused of undertaking 21 caesarean operations in just two days. The two gynaecologists allegedly operated in a hurry on Wednesday and Thursday as the coming three days were government holidays. Some of the women admitted in the hospital claim that their date of delivery was scheduled for only next week but was advanced by the doctors. The ...

06:36 PM, Apr 22, 2011

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02:17 AM, Jun 22, 2007

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