Just kicking the can of risk down the road
This is why cesareans should not be casual or performed for the convenience of anyone. They should be reserved for real medical reasons so that the benefits of having the cesarean outweigh the risks. And there are real risks to cesareans, but since the ones listed...
Two-Thirds of OB-GYN Guidelines Have No Basis in Science
PushNews from The Big Push for Midwives Campaign CONTACT: Katherine Prown, (414) 550-8025, katie@pushformidwives.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 15, 2011 Study: Two-Thirds of OB-GYN Clinical Guidelines Have No Basis in Science Majority of ACOG Recommendations for...
VBAC Ban Rationale is Irrational
Virginia of Hagerstown, Maryland left me this comment in response to the article Why if your hospital “allows” VBAC isn’t enough: my hospital says that they will do a vbac but they aren’t set up for it because the labor side is far away from...
Risk of serious complications increase with each cesarean surgery
Yesterday I shared a Canadian article, and last year a letter from two OBs opposing a hospital VBAC ban, which discuss the risks of cesarean sections including placenta accreta and hysterectomy. Definitions Today I want to share a study that measured the increasing...
