Comments on: Hospital’s Oxytocin Protocol Change Sharply Reduces Emergency C-Section Deliveries

By: Cathi Cogle

Cathi Cogle — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 23:05:02 +0000

I am not surprised that the overall c/s rate has remained nearly the same. The hospital had to continue the income stream somehow, in order to keep the shareholders (did you know hospitals were a business?) happy. More money, more dividends. I am glad someone is finally seeing the connection between pit and the c/s rate…duh. Better late than never I suppose…Now, if we could get them to quit scheduling repeats until after 42 weeks, then I think we might have it made…:)and our infant morbidity/mortality rate would probably go down, as well…

By: Helen

Helen — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:57:19 +0000

What’s sad is how surprised Doctor Ventolini sounds! What, slowing things down, and giving labour a chance to work without stressing the baby can reduce the number of emergency deliveries? Amazing, who would have thought.
I really need to look into the stats for use of pitocin in my area. My brain is still stuck back in the mid 70’s to early 80’s, when I had four unmedicated hospital births, without even IVs. My DD had both her boys at home with certified midwives. The overmedicalization of birth has cheated so many women.

By: Jill--Unnecesarean

Jill--Unnecesarean — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 06:40:40 +0000

“The overall cesarean section rate remained unchanged”

That’s what’s really sick. Emergency cesareans dropped but prophylactic ones rose enough to make up for the drop, apparently.

Repulsive.

By: MM

MM — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:39:06 +0000

I’m still banging my head on my desk over here.

NINETY THREE PERCENT??!?!?!