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Egypt announced that first-time mothers will be able to give birth naturally for free in public hospitals to make childbirth safer and less expensive for families, according to the Ministry of Health and Population on Wednesday, 6 May. Health officials want to encourage natural births instead of caesarean sections (C-sections), which are common in Egypt. While C-sections are sometimes necessary, many cases can be avoided. Egypt has for years recorded elevated rates of C-section births, reaching 72.2 percent per…
