Most maternity clinicians believe caesareans are not the safest option

Most maternity clinicians believe caesareans are not the safest option

Most participants (85%) considered birth a natural process that should not be interfered with unless necessary. File photo

Almost three-quarters of maternity clinicians believe elective caesarean section is not the safest option for the mother or baby, yet 45% believed that a woman should be able to have a CS if she wants to.

The finding is published in the Women and Birth journal and the research was conducted by experts at the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Trinity College Dublin. 

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