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25 Percent of Births Are Now Delivered Via Caesarean Section: Why You Should Think Twice
Friday, December 7, 2012 11:30
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“Schedule her for C-Sec,” said the OB/GYN. An increasing number of women, including many first-time mothers, are requesting a C-section, even when it’s not medically necessary. Older mothers are partly behind the number of C-sections rising, however the problem is more related to convenience rather than age. The latest maternity figures show that 25 percent of mothers had the surgery–an alarming trend which has many drawbacks for both mother and child. Continued At Source link below.
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2012-12-07 10:40:45
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I did notice a rising trend of c-sections, mainly down to pressuring the mother after she goes ‘overdue’, – it is quite normal to go a week or even two over the ‘projected date’.