Policy number: SRP 030
Policy name: Caesarean Section (Elective)
Status: Group Prior Approval
Effective date: 1 April 2024
Next review date: 1 April 2026
Mid and South Essex ICB commission an elective Caesarean Section on a restricted basis.
Elective Caesarean Section will only be funded when one of the following criteria is met:
- Breech presentation
- Multiple pregnancy
- Preterm birth
- Small for gestational age
- Placenta praevia
- Morbidly adherent placenta
- For cephalopelvic disproportion in labour
- Mother-to-child transmission of maternal infections
- Mother has a disability or condition which prevents or restricts her ability to proceed with a vaginal delivery
- Maternal request, including mothers who have had previous C-section(s), following an assessment by a health professional with expertise in perinatal mental health and meeting NICE guidance– see NICE.
Guidance for mothers considering birth options after previous C-sections can be found here.
Individual funding requests should only be made where the patient demonstrates clinical exceptionality.
Find out more information on applying for funding in exceptional clinical circumstances