A new test has been developed in Sweden, which could predict if women in labor hoping for a vaginal birth will in fact end up having a c section birth. Researchers at Liverpool University and Liverpool womens hospital have established that when high levels of lactic acid are measured in the amniotic fluid, it is [...]
Antibiotics Before a C Section
August 26, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The American Congress of Obstericians and Gynecologists (ACOG) now say that “All women need antibiotics one hour before cesarean delivery” The reason this has not been general practice to prevent the 10-40% post surgery infection rate for cesarean delivery (1-3% for vaginal birth), was the concern that the antibiotics that made it into the baby’s [...]
Obesity And Cesarean Risk
August 18, 2010 By 1 Comment
A new and significant study suggests that the greater a womans weight when she checks in on delivery day, the likelier a cesarean delivery. The study involved data from nearly 125,000 women who gave birth between 2002 and 2008. This data was carefully analyzed to determine how other factors than a woman’s body mass index [...]
Adhesions After C Section
May 7, 2010 By 14 Comments
There are a variety of problems that can arise as a result of a c section delivery, among them is adhesions. Adhesions are fibrous bands that form between tissues and organs. They may be thought of as internal scar tissue. Many women who have had c-section later experience low back and hip pain. The c-section [...]
C Section Deliveries At All-Time High in US
April 23, 2010 By 1 Comment
C section deliveries now constitute a third of all birth in the US. This rising trend can also be seen in developing countries. Amnesty International have called the increase in cesarean sections a maternal health care crisis. The World Health Organization says that only 15% of c section births are actually necessary. Is the litigious [...]
Elective Cesareans Increase Risks
April 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Despite medical advances and increasing access to improved obstetric care across the globe, surgical childbirths are still more risky for both mother and baby, according to an ongoing international survey by the World Health Organization (WHO). A new report from the survey, which was published online today in the medical journal The Lancet, found that [...]
Cesarean Birth & Infertility Risks
December 15, 2009 By 3 Comments
A study published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has shown that women giving birth for the first time, who have cesarean sections have fewer children and more difficulty conceiving than those who birthed by normal vaginal delivery or by assisted vaginal delivery (use of forceps or vacuum). It was also found that [...]
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