Baby girl died due to delay carrying out C-section despite heart fears
Tragic Ayla Newton died 13 days after birth having suffered fatal oxygen deprivation.
An inquest found she would have survived had an emergency Caesarean section taken place.
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For 19 years I believed my newborn daughter had died... then I discovered the horrifying truth: She was snatched at birth alongside thousands of other children and handed to a more 'suitable' couple
Following a traumatic birth, Ruth Appleby wanted nothing more than to cradle her baby daughter in her arms. Whisked away after Ruth's Caesarean, nurses said she could see her soon...
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One in four babies in England born by Caesarean
Experts link the rise to a growing number of complex pregnancies, where the mother is older or obese.
Why one in four new babies born last year were delivered by Caesarean
The NHS allows C-sections for mothers who want C-sections for non-medical reasons - sometimes described as being 'too posh to push'.
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