In England, the national caesarean rate is now 42%. Which is way higher than many other wealthy countries.
- Professor of Midwifery Studies, University of Lancashire
Induction of labour can be life-saving in some situations. But women are increasingly induced for non-medical reasons, and earlier in their pregnancies.
Some believe that including AI in childbirth could save lives and taxpayers’ money.
The reduction of childbirth to a ‘choice’ between surgery and vaginal birth with interventions comes from patriarchal views about the fundamental failure of the female body.
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