Of the 398,675 deliveries in England last year, where the method of onset of birth was known, 101,264 (25%) were caesareans – up from 23% in the previous 12 months and 13% a decade ago.

When doctors and mothers assess the risks of caesareans, they generally only think about what the risks are at the time and ignore the impact they might have five years down the line,' said ...

Women who want labour to fit in with their busy lifestyles, a lack of trained midwives to offer one-toone care and a trend for doctors to resort to Caesareans because they fear litigation have all ...