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Caesareans should be carried out only when absolutely necessary because the risk of infection is so high, experts have warned.
A study found that one in ten women develops an infection with many needing to stay longer in hospital for treatment.
Not only are these complications distressing for the mother, researchers warn, they also disrupt her ability to care for her baby.
Leading midwives said that for these reasons, caesareans should be carried out only where there is ‘high clinical need’.
But only last year the NHS relaxed its guidelines to allow women to have planned C-sections if they are particularly anxious about giving birth naturally.
Previously they were only meant to have the operation when it was medically justified.
Circumstances would include women expecting twins or triplets or those with high blood pressure or diabetes which meant that a natural birth would be high risk.
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