{"id":9578,"date":"2011-06-21T14:52:54","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T13:52:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/?p=9578"},"modified":"2011-06-21T14:52:54","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T13:52:54","slug":"kate-chapman-is-it-time-to-see-sense-about-c-sections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2011\/06\/21\/kate-chapman-is-it-time-to-see-sense-about-c-sections\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Chapman: Is it time to see sense about C-sections?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bmj.com\/site\/blog\/icons\/kate_chapman.jpg\" alt=\"Kate Chapman\" width=\"160\" height=\"110\" align=\"left\" \/>The UK\u2019s caesarean section rates have risen massively, almost doubling in the past 20 years, so it was with interest that I heard the news that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.metro.co.uk\/news\/866096-lives-being-put-at-risk-as-budget-cuts-threaten-caesareans\">4 PCT\u2019s in southern England are to stop paying for caesarean sections above the national average rate of 23%<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Each caesarean section costs \u00a3800 more than a vaginal birth, so the hospitals stand to lose a lot of money unless they bring the number of sections they do down.\u00a0 <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The implication is, of course, that the rate is high not because of increasing numbers of pregnant women who are old, obese, or have complications.\u00a0 No, the idea here is to force hospitals to cut down on caesarean sections which are down to maternal choice rather than clinical indication.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rcog.org.uk\/files\/rcog-corp\/uploaded-files\/nscs_audit.pdf\">7% of\u00a0caesarean sections are recorded in patient notes as &#8220;maternal request<\/a>,&#8221; but the real figure is probably much higher as clinicians can just stretch the truth and put it down to something else in the notes to avoid having to explain themselves later.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>NICE is toughening up too. It\u2019s currently in the process of updating its caesarean section\u00a0guidelines, and under new draft proposals, women who are too scared to give birth naturally will be referred for psychiatric counselling to try and change their minds.\u00a0 In addition, obstetricians who are presented with a woman who won\u2019t even consider a natural birth will be able to refuse to treat them and refer them on.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>So is this just a cynical scheme to deny women a choice and save some cash? Not really. Yes, it will probably save trusts money, but it will also save worried mothers-to-be from undergoing serious surgery for no reason.\u00a0First time mums who have been told horrifying tales of women\u00a0having traumatic births\u00a0may just need some facts, a bit of reassurance, and some time to rethink, which is what they are being offered.<\/p>\n<p>Of course if the changes to the guidelines go through it will be controversial.\u00a0The UK\u2019s childbearing women seem to have split into two camps. While one side favours the natural approach, with hypnobirthing, doulas, and a paddling pool all that\u2019s required, the other side does not.\u00a0 There are increasing numbers of caesarean converts singing the virtues of the elective section\u2026 Many women now feel that they should have the right to choose how their baby is delivered, and if it\u2019s good enough for Posh Spice\u2026<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll finish with a quote from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mumsnet.com\/\">Mumsnet<\/a>, the home of all considered and reasonable discussion, on the subject of getting an elective section.\u00a0 \u201cIf they keep saying no, \u201csays one Mumsnet user, \u201cthen start speculating about the legal consequences of their decision&#8230; guaranteed to get a consultant&#8217;s attention.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Kate Chapman<\/strong> is a Clegg scholar, BMJ<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK\u2019s caesarean section rates have risen massively, almost doubling in the past 20 years, so it was with interest that I heard the news that 4 PCT\u2019s in southern [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-secondary understrap-read-more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/bmj\/2011\/06\/21\/kate-chapman-is-it-time-to-see-sense-about-c-sections\/\">More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[224],"tags":[1999,1941,911,1433],"class_list":["post-9578","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-students","tag-caesarean-section","tag-maternal-health","tag-nice-guidance","tag-obstetrics"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Kate Chapman: Is it time to see sense about C-sections? 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