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More statistics linking Cesarean surgery & increasing maternal death rate

by faithgibson April 14, 2015

CHICAGO, March 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — “Risk of Blood Clots After Cesarean Delivery,” a podcast about the increasing risk of blood clots after cesarean delivery, is now available at the Physician-Patient Alliance For Heath & Safety YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLKvAYZkd6rZRkvy7V8ldhA/ On iTunes, the podcast is available at https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/peter-cherouny-on-venous-thromboembolism/id897887688?i=338029261&mt=2 In the podcast, Peter Cherouny, MD (Emeritus […]

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Childbirth U ~ Confirmatory evidence that increasing MMR directly associated w/ high CS rate

by faithgibson April 11, 2015

The following account of the CMQCC report on maternal mortality in California was written and circulated via email by Henci Goer. Hence in the founder & CEO of Childbirth U, a website that will provide science-based information of childbirth-related issues and intervention. The website is not on-line but will be soon. Click on this URL […]

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Maternal deaths in childbirth rise in the U.S. ~ from Washington Post ~ May 2014

by faithgibson April 7, 2015

Maternal deaths in childbirth rise in the U.S. Washington Post article By Carol Morello May 2, 2014   http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/maternal-deaths-in-childbirth-rise-in-the-us/2014/05/02/abf7df96-d229-11e3-9e25-188ebe1fa93b_story.html Maternal deaths related to childbirth in the United States are nearly at the highest rate in a quarter century, and a woman giving birth in America is now more likely to die than a woman giving birth in China, […]

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Interesting post & cross-talk from NY Times “Opinion Pages ~ Room for Debate” topic: Is Home Birth Ever Safe?

by faithgibson February 27, 2015

Hospitals Carry Their Own Risks Marinah Valenzuela Farrell, a certified professional midwife, is the president of the Midwives Alliance of North America. UPDATED FEBRUARY 24, 2015, 10:39 AM Welcoming a healthy baby into the arms of a healthy mother is the primary concern of this debate. But most families who choose home birth do so because […]

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Obstetrics in the US ~ A fitting end to the century that invented pre-emptive strike or “How Childbirth Went Industrial” ~ #5

by faithgibson February 25, 2015

Fifth in a 5-part series American Obstetrics in 2006 ~ A fitting end to the previous century and its invention of  the ‘pre-emptive strike’ or “How Childbirth Went Industrial” Nineteenth century “Man-Midwifery” morphed into the “New Obstetrics” as a surgical specialty in early 20th century America. By the beginning of the 21st century, American obstetrics […]

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