NHS hospitals accused of using coronavirus as excuse to deny women caesarean sections

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NHS hospitals accused of using coronavirus as excuse to deny women caesarean sections
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EXCLUSIVE: NHS hospitals accused of using coronavirus as excuse to deny women caesarean sections

At Milton Keynes University Hospital a policy document seen byThe standard operating procedure document, dated April, said: “Women should be advised that during the Covid period, the directorate has taken the decision not to offer elective caesarean sections for maternal request.”

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