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Recommendation 31
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It is deeply concerning that maternity units appear to have been penalised for high Caesarean...
Recommendation
It is deeply concerning that maternity units appear to have been penalised for high Caesarean Section rates. We recommend an immediate end to the use of total Caesarean Section percentages as a metric for maternity services, and that this is The safety of maternity services in England 57 replaced by using the Robson criteria to measure Caesarean Section rates more intelligently. NHS England and Improvement must write to all maternity units to ensure that they are aware of this change. (Paragraph 168) 58 The safety of maternity services in England
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 21 September 2021. Response attribution to this recommendation has not been verified. Read the response document ↗