The World Health Organization considers a C-section rate of 10 -15% to be ideal, stating; “When the rate goes above 10 per cent, there is no evidence that mortality rates improve” Yet, British Columbia has the highest rate of caesarean births in Canada at almost 37 per cent, compared to the national average of 28 per cent. In some areas like the Fraser Health Authority, nearly 42 per cent of babies are delivered via C-section. It had me thinking, why are these rates so high?