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New mums 'left to get on with it' as C-section numbers hit record high
Carys Louise Brandon says she was completely unprepared for what came after her first C-section
Mothers have described being left to recover from caesarean sections with "no support" as the number of babies being born via caesarean reaches its highest rate on record.
A caesarean, or C-section, is a major operation to deliver a baby through a cut made in a woman's stomach and womb.
Carys Louise Brandon, from Swansea, had an emergency C-section to deliver her first child in 2022 and said she was completely unprepared for what came afterwards.
Latest figures show 42% of babies in Wales were born by C-section in 2025, with just over half of those operations being emergencies.
The Welsh government said every woman should receive high-quality postnatal care tailored to her needs.
Carys Louise says she had many unanswered questions about her recovery
After needing an emergency C-section, Carys, a content creator, said she had many unanswered questions about her recovery.
"I think I was thrown in at the deep end and I really didn't know how to deal with it," she said.
It was almost three weeks before the 29-year-old said she felt physically able to leave the house.