Caesarean birth

Supporting evidence

• Surveillance report

• 2024 exceptional surveillance of caesarean birth (NICE guideline NG192)

• 2021 exceptional surveillance of caesarean birth – morbidly adherent placenta (NICE guideline NG192)

• 2021 exceptional surveillance of caesarean birth – diamorphine (NICE guideline NG192)

• 2021 exceptional surveillance of caesarean birth – surgical opening technique (NICE guideline NG192)

• 2021 exceptional surveillance of caesarean birth – maternal request (NICE guideline NG192)

• 2017 surveillance of caesarean section (NICE guideline CG132)

• Appendix A: Summary of new evidence (PDF 778 KB)

  Published:

  09 January 2017

• Evidence review

• Evidence reviews

• H: Placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) (PDF 2.17 MB)

  Published:

  30 January 2024

• G: Surgical opening technique (PDF 1.27 MB)

  Published:

  23 August 2023

• A: The benefits and risks of planned caesarean birth (PDF 1.99 MB)

  Published:

  31 March 2021

• B: Methods to reduce infectious morbidity at caesarean birth (PDF 1.41 MB)

  Published:

  31 March 2021

• C: Prevention and management of hypothermia and shivering (PDF 2.59 MB)

  Published:

  31 March 2021

• D: Techniques to close the uterus at caesarean birth (PDF 1.2 MB)

  Published:

  31 March 2021

• E: Monitoring after intrathecal or epidural opioids for caesarean birth (PDF 528 KB)

  Published:

  31 March 2021

• F: Opioids for pain relief after caesarean birth (PDF 1.12 MB)

  Published:

  31 March 2021

• Other supporting evidence

• Methods (PDF 337 KB)

  Published:

  31 March 2021

• Full guidance

• Full guideline (PDF 3.44 MB)

  Published:

  23 November 2011

• Appendices A to K (PDF 3.06 MB)

  Published:

  23 November 2011

• Appendix G (PDF 2.2 MB)

  Published:

  23 November 2011