Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Iris Robinson (Democratic Unionist Party), on Thursday, 29 April 2004, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 23 members in total.

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CAESAREAN SECTION GUIDELINES

That this House welcomes the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) recommendation that women should be discouraged from choosing to have a Caesarean section; notes that such operations represent major abdominal surgery; believes that further efforts must be undertaken to inform the public fully of their potential complications and that decisions regarding caesarean sections should be based on clinical grounds; recognizes that the Caesarean rate in Northern Ireland of 26.2 per cent. is much higher than other parts of the United Kingdom; and calls for this NICE recommendation to be implemented in the province.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

1095 

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Northern Ireland Childbirth Caesarean sections

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk