Take time to sit and write a letter to any OB you’ve seen for care in your life. Let him/her know how important cesarean prevention, especially when encouraged from a woman’s care provider. Explain your desire to see VBAC become commonplace in our area, and encourage him/her to practice use evidence-based medicine and research when [...]
Archive for April 8th, 2009
Cesarean Awareness Month – #3
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Article: Death twice as likely by caesarean
Posted in In the news / Releases, cesarean risks on April 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Death twice as likely by caesarean
Kate Benson Medical Reporter
April 4, 2008
BABIES born by elective caesarean are almost 2½ times more likely to die within their first month than babies born vaginally, researchers have found, adding weight to the argument that caesareans should only be carried out in emergencies.
The study, which involved more than 8 million [...]
