40 percent of first time mothers at Portiuncula Hospital have Caesareans

Galway Bay fm newsroom - Four in ten first-time mothers attending Portiuncula Hospital in Ballinasloe have Caesarean sections.

A new guide to national maternity services reveals that the rate of Caesareans and inductions is increasing for first-time mothers across Ireland.

According to the Irish Times, Cuidiú - which produced the Bump2Babe report - says an increase in Caesarean rates indicate an increase of births to older and more obese women, where labour presents more complications.

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