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Posted
Wed 05 May 2010 2:47am
Doctors in war-torn Baghdad have used acupuncture as a substitute for drugs for mothers who give birth by caesarean section.
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Posted
Mon 22 Sep 2008 11:03am
A new study has suggested that mothers who give birth by Caesarean section increase the risk of their children developing diabetes.
The review covered 20 studies on children with type 1 diabetes and found those delivered by Caesarean increased their risk of developing diabetes by 20%.
Researchers said that the rise in children with type 1
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Posted
Fri 06 Nov 2009 10:00pm
According to the NHS, the number of elective Caesareans has doubled over the past 20 years, it seems that fears of incontinence following childbirth, have contributed to the increase in Caesareans.
There are three main clichés used to explain why women are asking to have their babies delivered by Caesareans section: Too posh to push; too busy to push
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Posted
Sun 07 Sep 2008 8:02pm
Being informed that you should have an elective caesarean birthcan come as a bit of a shock especially if you had envisaged a natural birth, a home birth or even perhaps a water birth.For some mums-to-be the thought of having a caesarean birth may seem quite glamorous and the easy option….look at
Victoria Beckham she’s apparently had three
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Posted
Tue 09 Mar 2010 7:15am
From the N.Y. Times :
The national Caesarean rate, 31.8 percent, has been rising steadily for the last 11 years and is fed by repeat patients. Critics say that doctors are performing too many Caesareans, needlessly exposing women and infants to surgical risks and running up several billion dollars a year in excess bills, precisely the kind of overuse
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Posted
Wed 14 Jan 2009 5:11pm
By Colleen Hurley, RD, Certified Kids Nutrition Specialist
Delivering via caesarean section (c-section) has become increasingly popular over the recent few years. Some... in caesarean births in the US. Accounting for up to 30% of the births in the United States, c-sections have become an elective surgery women schedule in order to avoid a vaginal
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Posted
Sun 01 Nov 2009 10:02pm
is aboutCaesarean Delivery. According to pehpot, she never experienced (and no plans) CS delivery, so when she thought about topics for her guest blogger,Caesarean deliveryis on her top... touched. Really, this is very touching. I am so touched..
Host: So let's talk about yourCaesarean delivery,When did you know you will have to deliver your baby by CS delivery
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Posted
Tue 02 Dec 2008 6:25pm
of Caesarean births.
Doctors report that there is a much higher chance of developing asthma for those being delivered by C-section than compared to natural birth babies. Experts suggest... born by Caesarean section had an 80 per cent higher chance of suffering from asthma compared to those born naturally.
The development of asthma was seen to be three times higher
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