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Once a cesarean section, always a C-section? by Wakishea Posted Tue 04 May 2010 3:07am vaginal birth. But new research suggests that women who deliver vaginally after three or more C-sections have similar rates of success and complications as those who undergo..., VBAC following two or even three previous cesareans in certain cases may be reasonably safe." Uterine rupture is a frequent concern about VBAC because a C-section delivery Read on »

Induction Increases the Risk of C-Section and C-Section increases Newborn Infection by NicoleD Posted Wed 23 Jun 2010 10:24am for those with and without medical or obstetric complications. Reducing the use of elective labor induction may lead to decreased rates of cesarean delivery for a population... Labor Induction and the Risk of a Cesarean Delivery Among Nulliparous Women at Term , a recent study published with the American College of Obstetrics & Gynecology (July Read on »

Removing Financial Incentives for Unnecessary C-Sections | Our Bodies Our Blog by Jodi K. Posted Thu 20 Aug 2009 12:00am . McConnell explains that beginning this month, Washington state, through Medicaid reimbursements, will pay hospitals the same amount for an uncomplicated C-section as for a complicated... In a piece for Seattle’s Crosscut, “Take away the incentives for too many c-sections,” Carolyn McConnell makes a case for reducing the seemingly ever-increasing Read on »

Almost 1 in 3 First-Time Deliveries Now Via C-Section by Medline Plus Posted Mon 30 Aug 2010 1:00pm by cesarean section in 2007, including 31.2 percent of women having their first child. Among women who underwent C-section due to an abnormal or difficult childbirth or labor... (HealthDay News) -- The rate of cesarean delivery in the United States continues to rise and steps are needed to reverse the trend, a new study finds. From 1996 to 2007 the rate Read on »

C-Sections Continue 12-Year Climb: U.S. Report by Medline Plus Posted Mon 20 Dec 2010 9:00am University Hospital in New York City. "And with [subsequent] C-sections, complications go dramatically higher, bleeding, hysterectomy, even death." Reasons for the trend, which has... support for VBAC (vaginal birth after cesarean), whereby a mother is given the option of delivering vaginally, even though the previous birth was via C-section. Meanwhile Read on »

CNN Article: Ripple effect seen from rising C-sections in first-time moms by Deb .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Thu 02 Sep 2010 6:12pm scheduled repeat C-sections now contribute to almost a third of all Caesarean deliveries. He says only one in six women even attempted natural delivery after having a C-section in a previous pregnancy. “Prelabor Caesarean delivery due to a previous uterine scar (from previous C-section) was the most common reason for Caesarean section,” the study said Read on »

Elective C-Section - Would you do it? by Michelle H. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 03 Mar 2009 2:18pm without complications. The mortality rate for the population presumed to have had “elective Cesareans” was 18.4 per 100,000 Cesarean deliveries. They concluded, “Removing barriers... previous Cesarean delivery (VBACs) dropped 23 percent. Despite all of the efforts to convince mothers that Cesarean section is just as safe – if not more safe – for mother and child Read on »

Vaginal Delivery May Be OK After C-Section by Medline Plus Posted Wed 21 Jul 2010 2:00pm transverse incision. Women who've had a C-section with a low transverse incision who are currently pregnant with twins. Women who've had a Cesarean delivery but don't know... any subsequent pregnancies with a C-section as well. But with changes in surgical procedures and growing evidence to support the possibility of a vaginal birth after a Cesarean Read on »

Why I Chose an Elective C-Section by Dr. Jennifer Berman Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 13 Sep 2008 4:26am they would choose elective Cesarean section for themselves for no medical reason whatsoever. More and more women are choosing to have elective c-sections. It�s the country�s most... you choose an elective C-section? Was it because of how arduous the first birth was? Jennifer: Right, because of how arduous the first birth was. There were complications Read on »

Is Obesity Contributing to High C-Section Rates? by Medline Plus Posted Thu 12 Aug 2010 10:18am she checks in on delivery day, the greater her risk of having a cesarean section, suggests a large new study. Nearly one of every three births in the U.S. is now delivered by cesarean, a surgery that has been linked to complications for both mom and baby such as infection, bleeding and hysterectomy. This rate is about 50 Read on »