The bigger picture
Caesarean sections are far from being the preserve of the “too posh to push” brigade, with over 27 per cent of the deliveries that took place in NHS hospitals in England during 2015-16 involving this intervention. Serious complications are rare in planned first sections performed on fit and healthy women, but can include damage to the bowel, bladder or ureter, and – occasionally – the need for a hysterectomy.