Author: Halima Akhter, Researcher of Caesarean Births in Bangladesh, Department of Anthropology, Durham University

LittleDogKorat/Shutterstock Official NHS maternity statistics show that caesareans accounted for 45% of deliveries in English NHS hospitals in 2024-25. More recent monthly NHS maternity data reported that 27% of deliveries under NHS maternity services in January 2026 were emergency caesareans. But a recent BBC analysis noted that this increase has not been accompanied by similarly […]