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Turkey Fines, Suspends More Than 100 Doctors Over Caesareans
The ministry said the doctors must retrain and pass exams as Turkey pushes to cut elective procedures and lower its 615-per-1,000 live birth caesarean rate.
- Turkey's health ministry fined more than 100 obstetrician-gynaecologists for performing caesarean sections, suspending them from duty and mandating additional training to resume practice.
- Turkey has the highest caesarean rate among 38 OECD nations, with around 615 procedures per 1,000 live births in 2023, prompting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's "Decade of the Family" initiative to address falling birthrates.
- Medical professionals told AFP that caesareans take 30 minutes versus 12 hours for traditional delivery and lower legal risks over complications, motivating the procedure's frequent use.
- The Antalya Chamber of Physicians reported doctors face "warnings, disciplinary investigations, temporary suspensions, and mandatory antenatal training courses." One physician in Sakarya was suspended for six months.
- Dr. Ayse Gultekingil, a top official at the Turkish Medical Association , argued penalties will not solve the "structural" problem underlying Turkey's high caesarean rate.
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The country has the highest rate of cesarean delivery in the 38 countries of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), according to the latest data available in 2023, with about 615 per 1,000 live births.
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