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Shocking C-Section delivery rate of a quarter of all babies in England

A quarter of babies delivered in England are by C-Section. This figure is double the World Health Organisation’s recommended rate and described as a, “serious cause for concern” by LibDem health spokesman Norman Lamb.

Almost 25% or around 155,000 babies last year were delivered via caesarean section despite efforts to reduce the number of surgical deliveries.

C-Section delivery accounts for over a third of Chelsea and Westminster trust babies, indicating ‘too posh to push’ is more than a laughable buzz word, it’s a reality. Just 15.8 per cent of Nottingham babies were delivered via C-Section in stark comparison.

A Chelsea and Westminster Hospital spokesman said its figures included the private maternity unit: “If these figures are excluded, the hospital’s rate of caesarean section is 26 per cent which is very comparable to other units in London,”

Although emergency caesarean births can be life-saving, planned surgery is recognised as riskier for mothers and babies. Women are more likely to develop complications and the infants are more likely to suffer breathing difficulties.

Six out of eight hospitals with a rate above 30 per cent were in and around London. The WHO says the rate should be no higher than 10 to 15 per cent.

Cathy Warwick, general secretary of the Royal College of Midwives, said: ‘There is now general acceptance among maternity services’ professionals that the caesarean section rates are too high and that some women and their babies are being subjected to unnecessary medical interventions.’

         

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Couple receives compensation for death of their baby

The couple was compensated by the hospital for critical delays that lead to their baby son suffering irreversible brain damage.

A couple is being compensated £160,000 after staff at the University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, failed to administer a Caesarean in time to prevent asphyxiation of the couple’s baby.

Johanne Rees told hospital staff that she felt like she was going into labor soon, but staff differed in opinion costing her baby precious time.

“I couldn’t believe it when a doctor arrived and said I wasn’t ready to deliver but had probably eaten something that had disagreed with me and to try going to the toilet instead, “said Johanne.

“I just couldn’t understand why they weren’t doing anything to help me and my baby. At my last antenatal visit I was told my baby was breech and I would need a Caesarean section. It was a ‘no brainer’—I knew my baby needed to be delivered urgently.”

Over an hour later, an emergency Caesarean was performed, but it was too late. The baby had already been starved of oxygen and suffered brain damage as a result.

The father, Krishna Govekar, flew from Goa on the news that his wife was going to give birth soon, but he was unaware of the critical situation until it was too late. When he arrived, he found that his baby son was on a life support machine and would not recover from the brain damage suffered.

They then had to make the agonizing decision of whether or not to turn off the life support machine. After many tears and ten days later, they decided to turn off the machine.

The couple now plans to leave South Wales and move to Goa where Krishna owns a restaurant.

“When I come to this country, it brings bad memories to me. I think this country killed my baby,” said Krishna.

“My sister was pregnant at that time in Goa but was five months behind. Her baby was not growing and the doctor immediately diagnosed this and they put her under special care and after 32 weeks they did a Caesarean. Now the baby’s three-and-a-half years old, healthy, running.”

“People think India is a terrible country but care is better there than here, I think. If Johanne was in India, my son would have survived.”

         

Vitamin D Deficiency Found To Increase Chances Of C-Section

Vitamin D deficiency has been found to increase the chances of a woman delivering by caesarean section.

Recent research from the Boston University of Medicine studied the affects of vitamin D levels in women after the had given birth.

Their research showed that women who gave birth via caesarean had lower levels of Vitamin D than the women who did not.

Of the women studied, 17 per cent had required caesarean section. Those with low levels of Vitamin D were almost four times more likely to need a caesarean delivery.