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11 Citation Birth By the Numbers - on Orgasmic Birth?s website. Not only does Eugene R. Declercq, PhD, Professor of Maternal and Child Health, Boston University School of Public Health reiterate the same figures we?ve heard over the years, but he also dissects those and discusses alternatives to measuring our birth-health., technorati.com
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Study shows fear of lawsuit drives up C-section rates 1 Citation At ACOG?s annual meeting, Dr. Elizabeth Platz presented a study which demonstrated that fear of lawsuit (and particularly in states that have high lawsuit pay-outs for malpractice during birth) increase the rate of C-sections. Specifically, ?for every $10,000 increase in insurance premium there was a 15% increase in the rate of cesarean delivery.? Whether you like it or not, here?s how insurance premiums work in America ? insurance companies are for-profit companies, which means that they?re, technorati.com
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1 Citation If you can use the millions of dead unborn to justify a murder, this time, then you can use other rationales for other murders. Once you have justified the killing of a George Tiller, what is to stop you from finding a means to justify other killings, or the whole concept of assassination? In a so-called late-term abortion, a baby is delivered vaginally, and feet first. The body and shoulders are delivered, but the infant?s head is held within the birth canal, until the doctor can slip a s, technorati.com
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1 Citation While we usually try to steer clear of the horror stories about childbirth, this one was too poignant to pass up. I appreciated that the blogger reiterates the importance of understanding that a cesarean carries real risks - it?s an abdominal surgery, after all., technorati.com
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Sextuplets Delivered In Record Breaking Time 1 Citation The first ever recorded sextuplets for Northern Ireland have been delivered in record breaking time. Midwife Sister Patricia Denvir delivered the six babies on Friday via Caesarean section within five minutes. The babies, which were conceived naturally and not through IVF, weighed between 1lb 7oz and 2lb 2oz. Denvir said ?It is a very stressful situation both for our staff, all of the staff involved and also for the parents, but it?s a situation that went very well. The mother was very comp, technorati.com
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Sextuplets arrive 14 weeks early 1 Citation By Calvin Palmer A woman gave birth to sextuplets by Cesarean section today at the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital in Northern Ireland. The four girls and two boys were delivered in just five minutes and weighed between 1lb 7oz and 2lb 2oz. Their condition in intensive care at the Belfast hospital is described as ?as good as could be expected? after being born 14 weeks early. Doctors confirmed they were not conceived through IVF treatment. The deliveries occurred between 11:19 a.m. to, technorati.com
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1 Citation The government of Uzbekistan has forbidden doctors to perform C-sections without a serious indication. Apparently, doctors in the state-run hospitals have been performing unnecessareans because their salaries are ?too low? for them to spend so much time labor-sitting. So, now the government has made a law to keep them from doing that, because it is damaging to women?s health. Yippee? Not quite so fast. Apparently, these doctors are now turning to drugs which speed up labor (so that their mai, technorati.com
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1 Citation You may have a planned Cesarean section birth or even an unplanned one waiting to happen. 30% or births are c-sections and on the rise. To get the jump on recovery you can start performing your pelvic floor kegal exercises now. After a cesarean birth your recovery time will be longer. Walking is suggested for the first 2 weeks, but if you are feeling nauseous or light headed or pulling in your incision it's time to stop. After consulting with your doctor around 6 weeks post partum you may want, technorati.com
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Coleen Rooney Wants a Natural Birth 1 Citation Coleen Rooney is denying rumors that she has a Cesarean section scheduled for the birth of her child. Coleen Rooney is denying the rumors that she is not going to have a natural birth and that she has already scheduled a Cesarean section to avoid labor. Rooney, who is currently 4 months pregnant, says that she will have the baby when they are ready to come out. She wrote in her OK magazine column today, ?There have been a lot of reports in the papers that I?m going to have a Cesarean. Howev, technorati.com
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Often Overlooked Forms of Medical Malpractice 1 Citation According to the Institute of Medicine, between 44,000 and 98,000 people die in hospitals each year due to preventable medical errors. This article discusses some of the less well known causes of medical errors.According to the Institute of Medicine, between 44,000 and 98,000 people die in hospitals each year due to preventable medical errors, otherwise known as medical malpractice. Medical malpractice comes in many different forms. Some cases are very obvious, while others require close examin, technorati.com
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