The PCT said elective C-sections were more dangerous than natural births
Hospital bosses in North Yorkshire have banned elective caesarean sections in a move they say will reduce health risks for mothers and babies and save cash.
North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (PCT) said 114 women had C-sections for non-medical reasons during the 2010-2011 financial year.
The trust said natural deliveries were safer for women and their babies.
C-sections were also more costly, it said, at �2,539 for a routine operation compared to �1,174 for a natural birth.
There were a total of 1,738 caesareans performed in North Yorkshire during the 2010-2011 financial year, at a cost of �5,210,258.
If the 114 women who had C-sections for non-medical reasons had had a natural birth instead, it would have saved the PCT �155,610.
Dr David Geddes, medical director for primary care, said women did not generally opt for caesarean sections because of the higher risks involved.
But where a woman was requesting to have a c-section with no medical reason he said the PCT "shouldn't be supporting that" because the procedure was more "dangerous" than natural childbirth.
Dr Geddes denied the move was simply a cost-cutting exercise.
He said: "It's the reverse. it's about making sure the delivery of babies is done in as safe a way as possible.
"There's some concern about the frequency with which people are having caesarean sections because caesarean sections cause problems for the baby quite often, it's not a natural way for a baby to be born so therefore there are complications for the baby, there are certainly complications for a woman... and there are complications for subsequent deliveries and subsequent pregnancies as well.
"All in all it's something where there's a safer, natural alternative which is obviously what the medical profession would prefer to have."
Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-14724940
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