Betsi Cadwaladr: Wrong patient fitted with coil after Caesarean
Other so-called never events include a patient almost having the wrong toe amputated during surgery. Source link
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Pioneering operation combines cancer surgery and Caesarean
Four women have had a landmark two-in-one operation to reduce the inherited risk of ovarian cancer. Source link
Sudan conflict: Caesarean by phone light – giving birth in a warzone
Women in Sudan’s few remaining maternity wards are having babies to the sound of gunfire. Source link
Herpes deaths: Surgeon and midwife argued over Caesarean, inquest told
Kimberley Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy both died from herpes infections after Caesarean births. Source link
Odisha to audit Caesarean section delivery cases in private hospitals
Photo used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Odisha government has announced to audit Caesarean section (C-section) delivery cases in all private hospitals. The decision to audit childbirth was taken after the government observed a sharp increase in caesarean deliveries between National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-4 of 2015-16 and NFHS-5 of 2019-21. … Read more
Planned Caesarean births have doubled in 20 years in Scotland
There were more than 8,000 elective Caesareans in Scotland last year – the highest total on record. Source link
NHS England drops limit on offering Caesarean births
“We therefore ask all maternity services to stop using total Caesarean section rates as a means of performance management, as we are concerned by the potential for services to pursue targets that may be clinically inappropriate and unsafe in individual cases,” the letter says. Source link