Cesarean sections
Almost half of obstetricians back C-section by request
By Sharon Kirkey, Canwest News ServiceSeptember 21, 2009
Nearly half of obstetricians in Canada say a woman should have the right to choose a caesarean section when there is no medical reason to warrant one.
The finding comes from a nationwide survey of maternity care providers that found many obstetricians appear to support the wide use of [...]
C-section not best option for breech birth
The Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada will launch program to teach physicians breech vaginal delivery
Carla Wintersgill
Last updated on Saturday, Jun. 20, 2009 03:49AM EDT
Physicians should no longer automatically opt to perform a cesarean section in the case of a breech birth, according to new guidelines by the Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )The key to changing C-section trend
Dated practices only drag out labour, specialists say. As Sharon Kirkey writes in the final part of her series, new ways of thinking are needed to cut the soaring number of surgical births in Canada
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )C-sections can leave psychological scars
Women who deliver through caesareans are more likely to suffer a form of post-traumatic stress disorder
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Why so many C-sections?
Forty years ago in Canada, five per cent of babies were delivered by caesarean. Today the rate is 28 per cent and rising. In fact, the C-section is the single most frequently performed surgery on Canadian women.Sharon Kirkey examines the risks, complications and concerns linked to this labour movement.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )C-sections best for baby when close to due date
Those delivered before 39 weeks have more breathing issues, study says
Associated Press, updated 2:00 p.m. PT, Wed., Jan. 7, 2009
Babies do better after a scheduled Caesarean section if they’re born no sooner than seven days before their due date, a new large study of U.S. births shows.
Those delivered earlier had more complications, including breathing problems, [...]
Elective C-sections
Published on 30/01/2009
Stephen Ndome
Jane Weru is meticulously wheeled into the operation theatre. Minutes later, she is the proud mother of a bouncing baby boy. Although still very drowsy from the effects of the anaesthesia, Jane is affording a jolly smile, seeing that all has gone well.
Her baby is just one of the growing [...]
Maternity-care failings can be remedied with cost-saving fixes
Updated 10/7/2008 11:16 PM
By Rita Rubin, USA TODAY
It’s a problem seen throughout health care, but it might be of particular concern when the patient is a healthy pregnant woman: the overuse of tests and potentially risky procedures that, at best, might benefit only a limited number of patients, and the underuse of proven techniques with [...]
Can childbirth be orgasmic? Filmmaker Debra Pascali-Bonaro thinks so
By Maja Beckstrom
Article Last Updated: 10/13/2008 05:18:51 PM CDT
A lot of mothers might say their experience of childbirth was intense, maybe even satisfying. But orgasmic?
It can be, according to Debra Pascali-Bonaro, a birthing assistant-turned-filmmaker who was in the Twin Cities recently for a screening of her documentary ‘Orgasmic Birth.’
With that provocative title, she is quick to [...]
Preventing an Unnecessary Cesarean
I was looking to find some information on cesarean rates and preventing unnecessary cesareans, and I found this great article from About.com:
After the third straight year of rising cesarean rates, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issued a press release stating that they are requesting that practitioners and hospitals evaluate their cesarean [...]
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