Request for information relating to Maternal Request Caesarean Section

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Louise Robinson

Dear University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust,

Please can you provide me with the following information:

• How many maternal request caesareans were carried out in your Trust between April 2019 and April 2020 with no other significant medical, obstetric or psychological indication?

• What were the total number of caesarean sections carried out in your Trust between April 2019 and April 2020?

• Please confirm how your Trust complies with the revised NICE guideline [NG192] in relation to Maternal Request for Caesarean Birth points 1.2.25 – 1.2.31 – published March 31 2021 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng192/c...

• Please can you provide information relating to the following questions:

1. Do you have an explicitly stated policy not to offer Maternal Request Caesarean Sections (MRCS) in your Trust?
2. Do you have a written guideline for Maternal Request Caesarean Sections (MRCS) in your Trust? If yes, please provide a copy of the written guideline
3. Do you require a compulsory mental health appointment in order for a Caesarean Section to be offered?
4. Do you have a policy which states the number of weeks into pregnancy the decision for a Caesarean Section would be made? If yes please state number of weeks
5. Are there any other conditions which must be met in order to be offered a Maternal Request Caesarean Section in your Trust? If yes, please provide a copy of the conditions

Many thanks in advance for providing this information.

Yours faithfully,

Louise Robinson

University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust

Dear Louise Robinson,

Thank you for your request for information made under the Freedom of
Information Act 2000.

Your request was received by us on 28/05/2021 and has been logged in our
system with the reference number FOI/IG/7593. The Trust has 20 working
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Information Governance Officer
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University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
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Dear Louise Robinson,

Please see the attached information in response to your request received
by us on 28/05/2021. Any exemptions applied to this request are indicated
as appropriate/applicable.

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Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Officer
The Information Governance Department
University Hospitals Dorset NHS Foundation Trust
Tel: 0300 019 4932/2866/2542
Email: [email address]

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