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Recent reporting, analysis and explainers from the Maternal Health desk.
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A medRxiv preprint analysing surveys of 26,539 recent mothers found that Bangladesh’s caesarean rate rose from 19.5% in 2012–13 to 52.0% in 2025. The researchers attributed most of the increase, in accounting terms, to more births taking place in facilities.
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A letter in The BMJ argues that similar findings across maternity reviews over 11 years point to problems shared across the maternity system, rather than isolated hospital failures.
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A letter in The BMJ argues that bereaved families must remain central to efforts to improve maternity safety. It highlights recurring system failures identified by UK maternity inquiries, including staffing, leadership, communication and delayed escalation.