Counties with high cesarean section rates

The extremely high rate of caesarean section births in 19 rural counties is already raising concerns.

In Kirinyaga and Kiambu, nearly half of all women are going for c-sections as opposed to vaginal birth, making this one of the highest rates in Africa.

The rate of C-section in Kirinyaga is 40 per cent, Kiambu 33 per cent and Tharaka Nithi 30 per cent.

In total, 19 counties have already breached the World Health Organization’s recommended upper limit of 15 per cent, the Kenya Demographic and Health Survey 2022 shows.   BY THE STAR