Telangana to introduce midwifery courses for nurses to reduce C-section deliveries in Karimnagar

Expressing concern over the high rate of Caesarean-section deliveries in Karimnagar district, Telangana Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha on Tuesday said that the government will step up efforts to promote normal deliveries by expanding midwifery training for nurses and introducing dedicated midwifery courses in government medical colleges.

Reviewing the functioning of healthcare services of Jagtial district in Hyderabad, the Minister said records from the past decade indicated that Karimnagar district had one of the highest C-section rates in the country. He said the government was training nurses in government hospitals in midwifery to reduce unnecessary surgical deliveries and would train a large number of nurses as part of the initiative.