All Posts Tagged ‘c/section’
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The U.S. Cesarean Section Rate tops 32%
Thursday, April 29th, 2010As April is coming to a close I learned that this is national Cesarean Section Awareness month. I hadn’t heard of this so I did a little research on how this came about. This awareness month was created by a grass roots organization called ICAN (International Cesarean Awareness Network).
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Homebirth – Not Nirvana
Monday, September 14th, 2009As you know, if you have been following my blog this year, this is a subject I feel very strongly about. I’ve written about it many times. Yet another, very sad story was on MSNBC a few days ago outlining the risks of giving birth at home. Catherine and Ricardo lost their daughter because labor went on abnormally for days, without medical attention.
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Scheduled Birth – What’s It About
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009Scheduled birth, labor induction, ever-increasing cesarean section rate, elective primary c/section…It’s enough to make your head spin. What does it mean? How do you make sense of it all? I’ve made a 1-minute video outlining the current trends around all of this. Take a minute to watch it and then let’s talk about it. Ask me your questions, let me know what you are hearing, what your friends are doing and what your feelings are about it. Let’s get the dialogue going.
