Dossier
natural births
Coverage of natural births in the Nexus archive.
- Erdogan pushes for ‘natural’ births amid Turkey’s high C-section rate
Turkey’s health ministry has fined and suspended over 100 obstetrician-gynaecologists for performing cesarean sections, requiring them to undergo training. The country has the highest C-section rate among OECD nations, with 615 procedures per 1,000 live births in 2023, driven by efficiency for medical staff.
- BRYONY GORDON: This is the reason why there's such a drive for 'natural births' in the NHS. I was cancelled by my NCT instructor when I dared to speak out... but women deserve better
Bryony Gordon discusses the NHS's drive for natural births and being canceled by her NCT instructor for speaking out, arguing women deserve better.
- Scandal engulfs new NHS maternity care review as it is revealed that leading expert quit the investigation over claims it 'whitewashed' issue of midwives pushing mothers to have natural births
A scandal has emerged around a new NHS maternity care review after a leading expert resigned, alleging the investigation 'whitewashed' claims that midwives pressured mothers to have natural births.