Outrage at NHS rules to send new mums home the day after they give birth in 'horrific pain' from C-sections and traumatic labours with 'nothing more than paracetamol or ibuprofen'
Daily MailUnder NHS guidance new mums can be discharged just a day after childbirth The NHS has today been accused of providing 'inadequate' pain relief to women who have suffered agonising childbirths. A hugely-anticipated parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma, which heard evidence from more than 1,300 women, found pregnant women are being treated like a 'slab of meat' 'There is a balance to be struck between good pain relief — vital for recovery and rehab — and prescribing too much for too long and risking addiction. An NHS spokesperson told MailOnline: 'It is essential that all women are given appropriate and tailored pain relief options in labour and after the birth, with the NHS’s three-year delivery plan for maternity and neonatal services asking hospitals to prioritise listening to women including around pain relief. Last year, NHS watchdog NICE was also accused of offering 'pseudoscientific' cheap sterile water injections as painkillers for women suffering agonizing back pain in childbirth.
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