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C Section Risks - Articles
More Women are Having C-Sections Because of the Risk of Incontinence
by
Allanda ..
Posted
Fri 21 Nov 2008 10:13am
in Sydney reports.
Australian researchers have sought to put a number on how much risk pregnant women would be willing to accept before opting for a C-section. They looked at 17... for the risk they would be willing to accept before deciding on a C-section.
Pregnant women were least willing to accept the risk of severe anal incontinence; on average, they said
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Early C-Section Carries Risks, Study Finds
by
Deb ..
Posted
Mon 02 Feb 2009 10:57pm
I just recently came across a wonderfully informative article, Early C-Section Carries Risks, Study Finds by Keith Winstein in the Wall Street Journal about a study recently conducted and published in The New England Journal of Medicine about the risks of early elective cesarean births. This struck me as an important, immediate topic, as [...]
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Once a cesarean section, always a C-section?
by
Wakishea
Posted
Tue 04 May 2010 3:07am
, 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...
Once a woman has delivered three or more babies by cesarean section -- a surgical cut in the mother's abdominal wall and uterus -- doctors rarely encourage a subsequent
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Risking the Future: Repeat C-Section or Vaginal Birth?
by
Amie Newman
Posted
Wed 27 May 2009 10:53pm
safe in low risk pregnancies but in fact safer for women than a repeat c-section.
Though over the last few years some use the results of studies to "prove" that VBACs... (planned and unplanned), have risen dramatically in the last few years. Now, 1 out of every 3 births are via cesarean section. And having one c-section is a predictor for future
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Almost 1 in 3 First-Time Deliveries Now Via C-Section
by
Medline Plus
Posted
Mon 30 Aug 2010 1:00pm
is published in the Aug. 30 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Like any surgery, C-section comes with risks, explained Dr. Salih Yasin, an associate professor... 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
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Designer Obstetrics: Cesarean Section on Demand
by
Linda MacDonald Glenn

Posted
Mon 01 Feb 2010 1:36pm
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There are risks and benefits for both planned a vaginal birth and for cesarean section. Some mothers requesting cesarean section rather than proceeding with a planned vaginal birth do so...
Should women be able to request a cesarean section to deliver their baby just because they can?
Cesarean Section on demand is defined as a primary or first cesarean
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