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However caesarean rates continue to rise "alarmingly", she says. "In the UK active birth has influenced change in maternity services such as the option of midwife-led birth centres," she adds, noting these are usually within hospitals and custom-designed to give women freedom of movement and access to a birth pool. "This did not exist 50 years ago."
(Lucy Sherriff Women were never meant to give birth on their backs. BBC 5/04/2026)