C-sections

Drug Combo Shortens Delivery W/ No Apparent Risk to Mother Or Child – (02-19-01)

July 29, 2013 by James Bogash

Drug Combo Shortens Delivery W/ No Apparent Risk to Mother Or Child

The arrogance of science nevers ceases to amaze me. When it comes to evidence based medicine, obstetrics and gynecology in the US is about as sad as it gets. Birth position for widest pelvic outlet, need of episiotomy, high rates of C-sections–all fly in the face of research. But the induction of labor is such a common practice that “normal” lengths of labor are almost impossible to predict. I understand that, at times, the fetus’ life is at stake. Talk to a midwife and they would very strongly disagree with the 20-30% induction rate in this article. But…don’t forget

CAESAREAN SECTION CAUSE UNEXPLAINED STILLBIRTH IN PREGNANCY – (12-22-03)

October 8, 2012 by James Bogash

Caesarean section and risk of unexplained stillbirth in subsequent pregnancy

The rate of C-sections here in the US is much higher than in other developed countries. I used to work in a pathology lab, and the number of placentas from C-sections was always much higher on Fridays and before holidays. Well, anytime man interveres with Mother Nature there is a price to pay. Here we seeing a doubling of the risk of stillbirth in women who had a previous C-section.

The Journal : Back Issues.

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PLANNED CESAREAN VERSUS PLANNED VAGINAL DELIVERY AT TERM – (07-23-07)

April 8, 2012 by James Bogash

Planned cesarean versus planned vaginal delivery at term: Comparison of newborn infant outcomes

It is well accepted that Westernized societies perform way too many C-sections. In many cases it has been a matter of convenience. Even 14 yrs ago, working in histology at a local hospital, the number of placentas we had to evaluate in the pathology department (hence…the number of C-sections performed) were much higher on Fridays and before holidays.

While the results of this study should come as no surprise, it finds that the rates of certain complications doubled in the planned C-section group. Does this mean the pregnancy was more complicated from the start, or that, for some of these woman/doctor pairs, that the medicalization of the birth was just a reflection of the whole pregnancy. But, in their defense, what the heck does Mother Nature know about birth anyway???