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After all, the 2004 NICE Guideline already states that the request is not "on its own an indication" for surgery.
So why are PCTs suddenly re-iterating their long-established rule in such a public way?
Could it have anything to do with the fact that this autumn, NICE is changing its Guideline statement on maternal request in what promises to be a potentially controversial Update (read the full Draft here)?
Could the PCTs be trying to gain public support and put pressure on NICE ahead of this 2011 publication?
I have no evidence of any of these theories, but I do have my suspicions.
I can only hope that NICE decides to do the right thing, and pushes forward with its planned Caesarean Update, regardless of the ongoing push towards a more natural birth ideology 'for all women' that is coming from some individuals and groups.
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