Nine in ten: Why Jammu and Kashmir’s private hospitals have India’s highest C-Section rate
In Jammu and Kashmir’s private hospitals, nine out of every ten babies born arrived by Caesarean section (C-section) — the highest private-sector C-section rate anywhere in India, according to newly analysed data from the National Family Health Survey-6 (NFHS-6). West Bengal follows at 87.7%, and Telangana at 83.9% — all three states running far above…