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Caesarean Sections

Commons · Question 26989 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 24596 on Caesarean Sections, what steps he is taking with NHS England to ensure that women are not unnecessarily discouraged from having electi

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 3 Feb 2025

NHS England’s three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services recognises the importance of listening to women and families. It aims to ensure that women have clear choices, supported by unbiased information and evidence-based guidelines, and ...