Clinical update

Birth after caesarean section

Around one quarter of births in the UK are delivered by caesarean section (CS), with 15% of the operations due to an emergency, while 10% are planned, says the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG).

Posted 28 October 2015

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