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05.28.08, 09:35 AM General Topics
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nytimes today had an article that stated that a new study links excessive c-sect rate to rising preterm birth and added complications. Finally, someone somewhere may finally be putting the brakes on our runaway out of control c-sec rates. [ Reply | Watch | Flag ]
General Topics 05.28.08, 09:35 AM Flag
 

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I don't think the rates will be dropping any time soon. Clearly there are risks involved, but there are risks involved in vaginal deliveries as well. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 09:46 AM Flag
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whatever - wish I had a planned c section. I was late and baby turned had turned and after hours of labor had to get the c anyway. I have a tiny pelvis. Why do you care if others get a c section -myob [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 09:49 AM Flag
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op: this is why ub always descends into stupidity. this isn't about YOU or your birth. It's about statistics and the documented wellbeing of women and children. Read the article. The study states that premature birth between 34 - 37 weeks have skyrocketed and the cause is most likely too many c-secs. This isn't a case of "live and let live" when medical policies are causing birth trauma to thousands of infants.. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 09:51 AM Flag
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whatever you say. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 09:53 AM Flag
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btw - one article proves nothing. study of the weeks are so stupid [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 09:54 AM Flag
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op: this study just provides further proof of what many other doctors have been saying for quite sometime - the c-sec rate in the past 20 years has skyrocketed with out any corresponding improvement in birth outcomes, i.e., cerebral palsy rates are the same etc. What this study adds is the fact that not only are these c-secs not helping anybody, they are actually harming people. A doctor's oath is "first do no harm". They are suppossed to do nothing unless there is a benefit to do something. Current obstetrical practice regarding c-secs has made a mockery out of fundamental medical principals. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 09:58 AM Flag
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if they can get the med mal lawyers reeled in, that will be the true first step. OBGYN's are the second group of doctors most likely to be sued...and they can be sued for up to 7 years and in some cases up to 18 years (some states allow for the minor child to sue if his/her parents did not before he/she was 18). [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 09:49 AM Flag
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what's the #1 sued doctors? [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 09:50 AM Flag
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anaesthesiologists (sp?) and orthopaedics [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 09:51 AM Flag
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ita--I think litigation is the biggest culprit behind higher c section rates--- [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 09:51 AM Flag
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I totally agree. But the people on this board are all super-conservative when it comes to c-sections -- seem to think that the ideal situation is to schedule them in advance. Totally scary. [ Reply | More
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General Topics 05.28.08, 09:50 AM Flag
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