Rise in caesarean section births in Gaza brings danger and infection risks ⊖
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Caesarean Awareness Month is marked in April. Conditions in Gaza can lead to risks for mothers who undergo the procedure
5 months ago
Caesarean sections overtake natural vaginal births for the first time ⊕
Experts say there is a complex picture behind why more babies are being delivered through surgery.
Too posh to push? More women in UK having Caesarean sections than natural births for first time - doctors blame obesity, age and desire to plan ahead for rise ⊕
Some 45.1 per cent of women who gave birth in 2024/25 delivered their baby via caesarean, up from just 9 per cent in 1980.
11 months ago
There are more C-section births in the UK than ever, so why is the stigma against them still so strong? | Hannah Marsh ○
The punishing but enduring ‘too posh to push’ fallacy is still prevalent and judgment abounds. This has to change
There was nothing about giving birth that didn’t feel personal, from the agony of my 3…
13 months ago
Baby girl died due to delay carrying out C-section despite heart fears ○
Tragic Ayla Newton died 13 days after birth having suffered fatal oxygen deprivation.
An inquest found she would have survived had an emergency Caesarean section taken place.
16 months ago
For 19 years I believed my newborn daughter had died... then I discovered the horrifying truth: She was snatched at birth alongside thousands of other children and handed to a more 'suitable' couple ○
Following a traumatic birth, Ruth Appleby wanted nothing more than to cradle her baby daughter in her arms. Whisked away after Ruth's Caesarean, nurses said she could see her soon...
17 months ago
One in four babies in England born by Caesarean ○
Experts link the rise to a growing number of complex pregnancies, where the mother is older or obese.
Why one in four new babies born last year were delivered by Caesarean ○
The NHS allows C-sections for mothers who want C-sections for non-medical reasons - sometimes described as being 'too posh to push'.
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