NICE has published a clinical guideline (CG132) offering evidence-based recommendations on the care of women who:

• have had a Caesarean section in the past and are now pregnant again

• have a clinical indication for a Caesarean section or

• are considering a Caesarean section when there is no other indication

This guideline updates and replaces NICE clinical guideline 13 (published April 2004) and includes new and updated recommendations on the following:

• the risks and benefits of planned caesarean section compared with planned vaginal birth

• care of women considered at risk of a morbidly adherent placenta

• appropriate care and choices for women who are HIV positive

• care of women requesting a caesarean section without a clinical indication

• decision-to-delivery intervals to be used as audit standards

• timing of the administration of antibiotics for caesarean section

• appropriate care and choices for women who have previously had a caesarean section

Please see the link below for details.