Request for information relating to Maternal Request Caesarean Section

The request was successful.

Louise Robinson

Dear Blackpool Teaching Hospitals 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?

• 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?
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?

Many thanks in advance for providing this information.

Yours faithfully,

Louise Robinson

Louise Robinson

Dear Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust,

** UPDATED REQUEST - PLEASE IGNORE PREVIOUS REQUEST**

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

PUBLICATIONSCHEMEOFFICER (BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Our ref: 04407

Dear Ms Robinson,

Thank you for your information request which will be processed under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI).

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Yours sincerely,

Stephen Connor
Freedom of Information Manager

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Whinney Heys Road | Blackpool | Lancashire | FY3 8NR

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PUBLICATIONSCHEMEOFFICER (BLACKPOOL TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST), Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

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Dear Ms Robinson,

Please accept My apologies if there has been any delay in our replying under this very difficult time and find attached our response to your recent FOI request.

Kind regards

Stephen Connor
Freedom of Information Manager
Home 15 | Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Whinney Heys Road | Blackpool | Lancashire | FY3 8NR

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