Almost two-thirds of women who attempt a natural delivery after having a c-section are successful

http://www.bjog.org/details/news/5536911/Almost_two-thirds_of_women_who_attempt_a_natural_delivery_after_having_a_c-secti.html

NICE on Caesarian section

http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg132/resources/guidance-caesarean-section-pdf

CSection risks compared to vaginal birth risks

http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg132/chapter/Appendix-C-Planned-CS-compared-with-planned-vaginal-birth

European stats – http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1471-0528.13284/pdf

UK stats  http://www.bmj.com/content/341/bmj.c5065

History of Caesarians

https://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/cesarean/part2.html

UK historical rates

http://www.birthchoiceuk.com/Professionals/BirthChoiceUKFrame.htm?http://www.birthchoiceuk.com/Professionals/CSHistory.htm

Parliamentary briefing and from 2002

Click to access pn184.pdf

from NCT 

American problem:

http://www.childbirthconnection.org/article.asp?ck=10554

why the rise; theories 

Private hospital in the UK with 50% CS rate