Tribal Districts Buck the Trend in C-Section Deliveries

Against The Tide Normal deliveries dropped from 69.46% in 2022-23 to 66.91% in 2023-24 C-section deliveries went up from 30.53 per cent to 33.08 per cent during the period

- Hemant Kumar Rout @ Bhubaneswar

Amid serious concerns over rising cesarean section (C-section) deliveries in the state, tribal-dominated districts continue to show remarkable hesitation towards surgical childbirth.

According to the data placed in the Assembly, the number of C-section deliveries in tribal districts like Malkangiri, Koraput, Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Rayagada, Kandhamal, Sundargarh, Mayurbhanj, Deogarh, Boudh and Gajapati is vastly lower than the others.

Malkangiri has recorded just 10 C-section deliveries in 2023-24 policy year (based on health assurance renewal calendar) in private hospitals empanelled under the scheme, 11 in 2022-23, and nine so far in 2024-25.