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Mums 'left to get on with it' after C-sections

Mums 'left to get on with it' after C-sections
BBC Health Tuesday 08 September 2026, 14:39 UTC 1 min read
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Mothers have described being left to recover from caesarean sections with "no support".

Mothers have described being left to recover from caesarean sections with "no support".
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