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Non-medical individuals influence many women to opt for caesarian section (C-section) delivery despite their initial preference for vaginal delivery. Women may have very little knowledge about C-section and eventually little choice in the decision-making process.
Prolonged antibiotic misuse causes antibiotic-resistance bacteria to spread in the environment as a result they can infect more people and cause incurable diseases. Recent icddr,b studies found several harmful bacteria in unusual places like ready-to-eat foods and children’s guts –a warning to stop misusing antibiotics.
