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 – new data has revealed.
Of the 398,675 deliveries in England last year, where the method of onset of birth was known, 101,264 (25%) were caesareans – up from 23% in the previous 12 months and 13% a decade ago.
