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NHS caesareans by choice a step close
By Kimberley Smith on 31/10/2011 11:28:11
Plans to offer elective caesareans to all women in the UK being drawn up by NICE
All women in the UK will soon be able to request to give birth by caesarean, regardless of their medical history. The National Institute of Clinical Excellence (NICE) is preparing to issue new guidelines on the subject.The guidelines are expected in a report next month, and will ...
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‘Caesareans by choice should be every woman’s right’
By Kimberley Smith on 27/06/2011 13:27:04
As Victoria Beckham’s pre-booked labour date approaches, the debate over elective caesareans kicks off again
The number of mums giving birth by elective caesarean in the UK has risen in the past year from 3.6% to 5.5% of all births. But despite criticism that the procedure is an easy way out for women “too posh to push”, experts are split over which method of delivery comes with the low...
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