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However, they added that it is putting enormous pressure on the NHS, a report in the Daily Mail has said.
The rate of caesareans has surged to 25% in the last two decades, while in private hospitals it is almost double that. This compares to 1990, when just 11% of babies were delivered surgically.
Recent figures show one in three Caesarean sections carried out in the UK is requested by the mother, compared to one in 20 in 1990. According to Dr Geraldine O'Sullivan, lead clinician for obstetric anaesthesia, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, the recent figures reveal that one in three is requested by the mother – compared to one in 20 in 1990. In private hospitals, half of all Caesareans were discovered to be carried out at the mother’s request.
She added that of the 700,000 births that occur in the UK each year, between 25 and 30% are Caesarean sections. This figure is almost double the 15% recommended rate by the World Health Organisation.
Each Caesarean is said to cost the NHS £1k more than a regular delivery and a group of experts speaking at Euroanaesthesia, the annual congress of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA), claim that even a small reduction in the number of babies delivered using the procedure will result in a large reduction in costs and free up medical specialists to help with emergency procedures.
Dr O'Sullivan voiced her concerns over the trend that was putting pressure on the health service.
"The increased Caesarean section rate is putting anaesthesia, obstetric, and midwife teams under much greater strain at a time when there are increasingly reduced resources across healthcare systems," she said.
She added that reducing the number of planned Caesarean sections would allow doctors and nurses, especially anaesthesia specialists, to dedicate more of their time to women and their babies who are at risk of serious complications. For mothers who have to undergo emergency Caesarean sections, there is a greater risk of death.
There was also found to be a 'knock-on' effect for future pregnancies, as once a woman has undergone one Caesarean section, she is at greater risk of having an emergency section in the next pregnancy.
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Around one in four British women now has their baby delivered by caesarean, doctors have claimed.However, they added that it is putting enormous pressure on the NHS, a report in the Daily Mail has said.
The rate of caesareans has surged to 25% in the last two decades, while in private hospitals it is almost double that. This compares to 1990, when just 11% of babies were delivered surgically.
Recent figures show one in three Caesarean sections carried out in the UK is requested by the mother, compared to one in 20 in 1990. According to Dr Geraldine O'Sullivan, lead clinician for obstetric anaesthesia, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, the recent figures reveal that one in three is requested by the mother – compared to one in 20 in 1990. In private hospitals, half of all Caesareans were discovered to be carried out at the mother’s request.
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She added that of the 700,000 births that occur in the UK each year, between 25 and 30% are Caesarean sections. This figure is almost double the 15% recommended rate by the World Health Organisation.
Each Caesarean is said to cost the NHS £1k more than a regular delivery and a group of experts speaking at Euroanaesthesia, the annual congress of the European Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA), claim that even a small reduction in the number of babies delivered using the procedure will result in a large reduction in costs and free up medical specialists to help with emergency procedures.
Dr O'Sullivan voiced her concerns over the trend that was putting pressure on the health service.
"The increased Caesarean section rate is putting anaesthesia, obstetric, and midwife teams under much greater strain at a time when there are increasingly reduced resources across healthcare systems," she said.
She added that reducing the number of planned Caesarean sections would allow doctors and nurses, especially anaesthesia specialists, to dedicate more of their time to women and their babies who are at risk of serious complications. For mothers who have to undergo emergency Caesarean sections, there is a greater risk of death.
There was also found to be a 'knock-on' effect for future pregnancies, as once a woman has undergone one Caesarean section, she is at greater risk of having an emergency section in the next pregnancy.
(JP)
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