Monday, November 19, 2012

An Unnecessarean

Shout out to Jill at cesareanrates.com who I believe coined that word. Absolutely fabulous work she is doing, by the way. Yes, some hospitals have significantly higher c/s rates than others. Check out your local on her site.

Anyway, lots and lots of unnecessary cesareans are being done. Breech babies are a big reason for c/s, and the science just isn't behind it anymore. Vaginal breech birth is as safe, sometimes safer. Now if only there was someone to attend these births...

Here is a fabulous article by one of the wonderful and very brave OBs who is saving the profession. He writes the top ten ways you can know your doc is planning on pushing you into surgery that is not necessary. Read it!!