The surgical delivery method through the mother's abdomen.
The Amos review has recommended appointing a national maternity and neonatal commissioner to drive urgent reforms in England. Ministers are now pursuing this plan, signaling a turning point after years of concerns about safety, listening to women, and discrimination. An accompanying 10-point plan sets out actions to improve triage, staffing, capacity, and accountability.
Australia’s Queensland surrogacy framework is tested by a case where a surrogate pregnancy results in twins with different biological parents. Judges rule these children are not birth siblings under the act, formalising parentage for both couples.