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New figures show 56.9% of women giving birth either overweight or obese

A record proportion of women giving birth last year were either overweight or obese, new figures have shown. National Records of Scotland recorded a total of 48,430 live births across Scotland in 2021-22. But of those woman giving birth, just two ...

29 Nov 2022 at 19:55

One in four babies in England delivered by Caesarean section, figures show

One in four babies born in NHS hospitals in England last year were delivered by Caesarean section, data shows. Experts said a gradual increase in Caesarean births over the past decade is down to a “growing number” of complexities, caused by ...

16 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Single measles jab can be ineffective in Caesarean children – study

A single dose of the measles vaccine is more than twice as likely to be completely ineffective in children born by Caesarean section, according to new research. Experts from the University of Cambridge and Fudan University in China warned ...

13 May 2024 at 10:00

Green Party to review health policy after pledging to reduce caesarean sections

The Green Party has confirmed it will conduct a full review of its health policy, after concerns were raised over its pledge to reduce the number of medical interventions in childbirth. The party’s health policy document said there has ...

05 Jun 2024 at 11:07

Health & Wellbeing

What is your pelvic floor and how can you restore it post-birth?

A significant proportion of women experience problems linked to pelvic floor damage up to 26 years after giving birth, new research suggests – including urinary and faecal incontinence and pelvic floor prolapse. The study by Glasgow ...

01 Aug 2024 at 11:26

Life

10 ways to support new mums after a caesarean

Increasing numbers of babies are being delivered by caesarean – and while not having to push your baby out may sound like the easy option, a C-section is major surgery, which takes a long time to recover from. More than 25% of ...

31 Mar 2023 at 07:30

Bereaved mother says midwives failed to act when she raised alarm during labour

The mother of a baby who died after being born by emergency Caesarean section did not feel “safe” during labour as she claimed midwives failed to act when she tried to raise fears that “something was wrong”, an inquest has ...

06 Mar 2024 at 13:23

Scotland

Over a quarter of mothers giving birth aged 35 or older, figures show

More than a quarter of women who gave birth last year were aged 35 or older – with the number of mothers in this age group at the highest on record in 20 years. Figures from Public Health Scotland also showed the number ...

25 Nov 2025 at 14:33

Health & Wellbeing

5 myths and misconceptions about caesareans everyone needs to stop believing

Caesarean rates are on the rise, with one in four babies born in NHS hospitals in England last year delivered via either emergency or elective caesarean ops – also known as C-sections – data reveals. Of the 398,675 ...

16 Dec 2024 at 13:09

Mother of woman who died with herpes ‘disgusted’ by NHS trust’s ‘lies’

The mother of a young woman who died “in agony” with herpes has said she is “disgusted” with an NHS trust which “lied” to her family about the potential cause of the virus. Mid Kent and Medway Coroners is ...

20 Apr 2023 at 16:19

Caesarean babies missing key microbes at birth ‘can get them from other sources’

Babies born via Caesarean section receive less of their mother’s bacteria during birth, but helpful microbes can still reach them through other ways such as breastfeeding, research suggests. Scientists ...

08 Mar 2023 at 16:00

Constant expectation that women’s care can be ‘done on the cheap’ – MP

There is a “constant expectation” that women’s health services and care can be “done on the cheap”, an MP has said. Alicia Kearns, who told the House of Commons she was denied a Caesarean section ...

03 Apr 2022 at 11:25

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