One in four births in England are now emergency caesareans, BBC analysis shows
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The shift marks a significant rise over the last five years, but experts say there is no single, clear explanation for the increase.
  • Daniel Quinn@lemmy.caEnglish
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    12 days ago

    Who could possibly have seen this coming? It’s not like we re-cast childbirth as something that can be managed by barely-trained hippies pitching crystals and hypnobirthing… oh wait.

    • protist@retrofed.comEnglish
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      12 days ago

      If that were responsible, the rate in the US would be tracking the UK, but it’s not.