HEALTH Premature births remain stubbornly high as health officials launch a national campaign. Photo credit: Unsplash Cyprus faces escalating cesarean rates, fueling debate over maternal care and medical practice Newsroom Data from the Health Monitoring Unit show that nearly six in ten births were delivered by cesarean section in 2022 and 2023, with about 41 percent planned and the remainder classified as emergency procedures. READ MORE
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