Pregnant women could soon be given caesarean sections on the NHS regardless of their medical condition.
A report by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice) recommends healthy women should be allowed to undergo the procedure should they wish to.
Previously, women were expected to give birth naturally unless there was a medical reason for a 'c-section'.
The guidelines are being changed because caesarean operations are now much safer than they used to be.
GP Kate Nicholson has had two caesarean deliveries herself. She shares tips on mobility, diet, painkillers, keeping the stitches clean and what clothes are best to wear.
If you could choose a section over a vaginal birth which would you opt for? Do you think it's right that women should be given the choice of a caesarean or should all women try for a natural birth first?
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