Babies born in Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust are about twice as likely to have been delivered by Caesarean section as those born in Sherwood Hospital in Nottingham, a report from The NHS Information Centre has revealed.
Nationally, the report showed there was no change in the Caesarean rate from 2007/08 with the rate remaining at 24.6%. However, at over 33% of their deliveries, the London Trust has the highest rate of Caesarean deliveries of any Trust in the country. Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has the lowest rate of Caesareans at over15%.
