Srinagar, June 3 -- Jammu and Kashmir has attained a dubious distinction in Caesarean section (C-section) deliveries. National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) has revealed that 51 per cent of births in Jammu and Kashmir were delivered through caesarean section during 2023-24, up from 41.7 per cent recorded. Our C-section deliveries are almost double the national average. India's national C-section rate rose sharply from 21.5 percent in NFHS-5 to 27.2 percent in NFHS-6. This exceeds the WHO's optimal threshold of 10-15 percent. The NFHS-6 survey found that caesarean deliveries were significantly more common in urban areas. Over 68.9 per cent of births were delivered through C-section in J&K's urban areas, compared to 47.1 per cent in rural a...