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Health and Disability Commissioner complaint after C-section denied at Auckland City Hospital 12 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 4 minutes to read Auckland City Hospital has one of the highest elective C-section rates in the country. Photo / 123rf.com Auckland City Hospital has one of the highest elective C-section rates in the country. Photo / 123rf.com Nicholas Jones is an investigative reporter at the New Zealand Herald nicholas.jones@nzherald.co.nz@nickjonesnzer Auckland City Hospital has received complaints from women who were declined a caesarean section, with one appealing to the country's top health watchdog. Elective C-sections (planned in advance of labour) now account for more than
Exclusive: Caesareans scrutinised at Auckland Hospital; new private obstetricians blocked 11 Dec, 2020 04:00 PM 6 minutes to read The caesarean rate at Auckland DHB is under scrutiny. Photo / 123rf Nicholas Jones is an investigative reporter at the New Zealand Herald nicholas.jones@nzherald.co.nz@nickjonesnzer Women wanting caesarean sections saw psychiatrists to prove mental health grounds for the surgery, as the country's largest hospital tries to bring down numbers. Auckland City Hospital has one of the highest caesarean rates in the country, and hospital bosses have identified private obstetricians as a factor, because their patients are much more likely to have the surgery.