Women are still being refused C-sections – how to ask for one even if you feel pressured not to
by Lisa Salmon
May 20, 2024
4 minutes
Around a third of babies in the UK are born by caesarean, according to latest NHS data, and around half of these surgeries are planned.
Yet, there is still a huge stigma surrounding elective C-section – and reports of women being refused the procedure even when they ask for one are not uncommon.
There is now a glimmer of hope – a parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma, launched this week, has called for a national plan to improve maternity care, claiming women are often “treated as an inconvenience” and calling for women’s choices about giving birth to be “respected”.
But in the meantime, why is choosing to have
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