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Two important studies
One quick blurb of an article:
Comments / Add a commentCesarean sections are often performed when a baby is going to be born early. Likewise, sometimes labor is induced when a woman’s water breaks too early in the pregnancy. However, two new studies suggest that these common practices may, in fact, not benefit babies.
Preliminary Data is Out: U.S. Sees Drop in C-Section Rate for the First Time in More Than a Decade
A small but important drop.
Comments / Add a commentThe natural caesarean: a woman-centred technique
This video should be seen by every woman who is planning to give birth by cesarean, and by every doctor who does cesareans. (Video contains graphic depictions of cesarean section.)
Comments / Add a commentThe C-section boom
I tell my clients that the greatest predictor of whether they’re going to have an episiotomy is whether their provider performs episotomies.
Is the greatest predictor of whether you deliver by cesarean whether your doctor does a lot of cesareans? Do you know your provider’s cesarean rate? Your hospital’s?
Comments / Add a commentThe Intersection of Cesarean Sections and the Cross of Crucifixion
Lovely piece by a minister and cesarean birth mama.
Comments / Add a commentCesarean Rates by State
How high is it in your state? How high is it where you plan to give birth?
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