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Awareness about Cesarean Awareness Month!

As the month of April draws to a close, it’s time to reflect on the causes and commemorations which made headlines through the month like Earth Day and World Health Day. It is also a time to reflect on some other causes which sadly did not grab the spotlight but are nonetheless equally significant. One such cause is Cesarean Awareness . April marks the Cesarean Awareness month called upon by the International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) every year. With one in every three births around the world taking place by Cesarean Delivery, the subject touches the lives of millions of women worldwide. It is thus not wise to engage in moral tirades about C-sections anymore, it is also not prudent to shy away from the subject. The awareness month is a time for women to acknowledge the inevitability of the Cesarean birthing process in certain cases and to question its probability in some others. It is a time for mothers to separate the myths from the facts and make informed choices about th...