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Question follow-through · 24596

Caesarean Sections

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that pregnant women are informed of their rights to an elective C-section.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
16 Jan 2025
Target answer date
22 Jan 2025
Answer
22 Jan 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that pregnant women are informed of their rights to an elective C-section.

  2. 22 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 22 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    NHS England’s three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services recognises the importance of listening to women and families. It aims to ensure that women have clear choices, supported by unbiased information and evidence-based guidelines, and ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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28 Jan 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 22 January 2025 to Question 24596 on Caesarean Sections, what steps he is taking with NHS England to ensure that women are not unnecessarily discouraged from having electi

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