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NYT Blog post “Reducing Births of Convenience” — eliminating medically unnecessary inductions and C-sections

by faithgibson May 11, 2014

In Delivery Rooms, Reducing Births of Convenience Fixes looks at solutions to social problems and why they work http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/in-delivery-rooms-reducing-births-of-convenience/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_php=true&_type=blogs&hp&rref=opinion&_r=1& By TINA ROSENBERG MAY 7, 2014 San Francisco General is largely a hospital for the poor. It’s the city’s safety net hospital, known for providing free care for all who can’t afford it, and for its […]

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National Study Indicates 45% of C-Sections probably Unnecessary

by faithgibson May 10, 2014

Truven Health Researcher Led Study into Variation of Child Birth Delivery Methods May 07, 2014 08:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time ANN ARBOR, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cesarean Sections (C-sections) continue to occur at a high rate in the US despite evidence that they increase poor health outcomes for women and their children. A new nationwide study reveals that […]

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Using the word “delayed” to describe the timing of physiological cord clamping creates linguistic biases against it’s acceptance

by faithgibson May 8, 2014

At the risk of being churlish, I must note that the word of ‘delayed’ relative to umbilical cord clamping is a term with built-in bias against acceptance by the medical profession, as well as the lay public. Everyone knows that having one’s flight ‘delayed’ is never a good thing. Neither is having one’s doctor (or […]

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A New Fate for Breech Babies ~ Huffington Post

by faithgibson April 26, 2014

BabyPost Canada’s Newest Parenting Destination! GET CANADA LIVING NEWSLETTERS: SUBSCRIBE  Written by Leslie Kennedy for BabyPost.com In Canada, a solid 25 per cent of babies are born via C-section. While in the states women can simply opt for a C-section delivery if they so choose, in Canada C-sections, especially for first time moms, are almost always medically […]

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A Cesarean Section, Now for Only $71,000 ~report from American Interest.com

by faithgibson January 30, 2014

ANALYSIS BY WALTER RUSSELL MEAD & STAFF from a series on “The Cost of Parenting“ A Cesarean Section, Now for Only $71,000 If you’re having a child in California, you could be billed anywhere from $3,296 to $37,227 just for a routine delivery—and as high as $71,000 for a cesarean section. Those numbers come from a […]

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