Risk of serious birth injuries is rising for women in England, data suggests

New data from The Guardian and the NHS shows that women in England are now at their highest risk of serious childbirth injury since records began in twenty twenty. In the first quarter of this year, about thirty-one point one in every thousand women experienced severe tears or hemorrhage during delivery—a new high. Health officials are warning of what they're calling a national crisis, raising urgent questions about maternal safety and healthcare capacity.

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