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1) This is Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941).

He strengthened the German Empire but his erratic personality and tactless behaviour antagonized the international community.

It is believed that his unstable foreign policy was one of the major reasons behind World War I.
2) He was born on the midnight of 26th Jan, 1859 and had an extremely traumatic birth.

You can read an extensive account through this link.

roadstothegreatwar-ww1.blogspot.com/2017/09/the-tr…
3) Long story short, his attending doctors were forced to operate within the confines of royal etiquette --> while dealing with a breech delivery --> with the patient under chloroform --> a relatively unknown substance.
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Story by @RemaNagarajan highlighting how C-sections "are the new normal" in terms of deliveries in the private sector in many states, with the highest in West Bengal (83%) and J&K (82%)
#LSCS #womenshealth
Data from NFHS-5
Incidentally, the proportion is also relatively high in the public sector, though not as high as the private sector.
Also, there has been a rise in both private and public sectors since NFHS-4
However, in contrast, there are states like Bihar where the caesarian rates in the public sector are under 10%
Overall encouraging evidence on institutional births increasing across the board.
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Thread on importance of #LSCS #Cesarean
Please read this
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Let us start with basics

What is Maternal Mortality Rate : It is the number of pregnant women who die during child birth

It depends on
Mother's Health
Plus
Availability of facilities
In ten lakh deliveries
50000 women can die
Or
10000 women can die
Or
600 women can die
Or
100 women can die

If no Cesarean is done
Out of 10 lakh pregancies
50000 women die (5 percent death and 95 percent survival)
This was the situation till 1970s When Deliveries were conducted at home by skilled birth attendants

You may know stories of home Deliveries those days

In 1970s
Facilities for doing cesarean were made widely available and the number of women dying dropped drastically
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