 |  | | | Caesarean | 07 Sep 2006 | | |
An American study has shown that babies are three times more likely to die soon after their delivery if their mothers choose a Caesarean rather than a normal vaginal birth. As in Britain the rates of elective Caesareans have been increasing in the U-S, where they now account for 29 per cent of births.
Jenni talks to Belinda Phipps, chief executive of the National Childbirth Trust, about the study and its implications.
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