Editing Caesarean section (section)

===Europe===
Across Europe, there are differences between countries: in Italy, the caesarean section rate is 40%, while in the [[Nordic countries]] it is 14%.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15840743 | work=BBC News | title=Women can choose Caesarean birth | date=23 November 2011 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120819201245/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-15840743 | archive-date=19 August 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref> In the United Kingdom, in 2008, the rate was 24%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.institute.nhs.uk/quality_and_value/high_volume_care/focus_on:_caesarean_section.html |title=Focus on: caesarean section—NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement |publisher=Institute.nhs.uk |date=8 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111228034801/http://www.institute.nhs.uk/quality_and_value/high_volume_care/focus_on%3A_caesarean_section.html |archive-date=28 December 2011 |access-date=26 May 2012 }}</ref> In Ireland the rate was 26.1% in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rcpi.ie/News/Pages/CaesareanSectionRates-MatrixMarch2011.aspx |title=Caesarean Section Rates Royal College of Physicians of Ireland |publisher=Rcpi.ie |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120502072407/http://www.rcpi.ie/News/Pages/CaesareanSectionRates-MatrixMarch2011.aspx |archive-date=2 May 2012  }}</ref>

In Italy, the incidence of caesarean sections is particularly high, although it varies from region to region.<ref name="Corriere della Sera">{{cite news|title=La clinica dei record: 9 neonati su 10 nati con il parto cesareo |url=http://www.corriere.it/cronache/09_gennaio_14/clinica_cesareo_margherita_de_bac_83de8688-e204-11dd-b227-00144f02aabc.shtml |newspaper=[[Corriere della Sera]] |date=14 January 2009 |access-date=5 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090724030448/http://www.corriere.it/cronache/09_gennaio_14/clinica_cesareo_margherita_de_bac_83de8688-e204-11dd-b227-00144f02aabc.shtml |archive-date=24 July 2009 }}</ref> In [[Campania]], 60% of 2008 births reportedly occurred via caesarean sections.<ref>{{cite news |title=Sagliocco denuncia boom di parti cesarei in Campania |url=http://www.pupia.tv/campania/politica/3798/sagliocco-denuncia-boom-parti-cesarei-campania.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130418215746/http://www.pupia.tv/campania/politica/3798/sagliocco-denuncia-boom-parti-cesarei-campania.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2013 |publisher=Pupia.tv |date=31 January 2009 |access-date=5 February 2009}}</ref> In the [[Rome]] region, the mean incidence is around 44%, but can reach as high as 85% in some private clinics.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asplazio.it/asp_online/tut_soggetti_deb/files/files_cesareo/09/TC_tot08_09.pdf |title=Tassi di taglio cesareo per istituto ordinati (rango) per valore del tasso 2008. Anno 2008 - III trimestre 2009 (dati provvisori) | trans-title = Cesarean section rates by institution sorted (rank) by rate value 2008. Year 2008 - 3rd quarter 2009 (provisional data) | language = it |access-date=12 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722024230/http://www.asplazio.it/asp_online/tut_soggetti_deb/files/files_cesareo/09/TC_tot08_09.pdf |archive-date=22 July 2011  }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Cesarei, alla Mater Dei il record |url=http://www.tgcom.mediaset.it/cronaca/articoli/articolo438555.shtml |publisher=Tgcom.mediaset.it |date=14 January 2009 |access-date=5 February 2009 }}</ref>