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âSlipping in the wrong directionâ: Early C-sections causing unnecessary risk
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High numbers of caesarean births are being scheduled for a week or two before a babyâs due date, worrying gynaecologists and obstetricians who say the practice puts newborns at unnecessary risk of short- and long-term health impacts.
Roughly half of caesarean section births performed before 39 weeks were booked without a medical justification in 2017, according to a national report.
Babies born at scheduled early caesareans are being placed at unnecessary risk, warn experts.
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