Moves to Stop Elective Birth And C-section Before 39 Weeks

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The Leapfrog Group, a hospital quality watchdog has found that thousands of elective c-section babies are born prematurely. This results in a greater chance of death, being admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and various life-long health problems. Leapfrog claims it is the first national organization to make this information public by hospital. It’s [...]

Antibiotics Before a C Section

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 [...]