Medical boon or lawsuit shield? Benefits, risks debated
Story By Mary Beth Pfeiffer
Two weeks before Kristi Ashley gave birth to a son in 2007, an ultrasound exam estimated the baby at a hefty 12 pounds, 10 ounces — too big, her doctor believed, for a safe vaginal delivery. After the child weighed in at 9 pounds, [...]
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This is a copy of an article included in a previous issue of Midwifery Today and included on their website. Because VBAC denials and hospitals who are continuing to deny women this important choice in their healthcare, I felt it was important to make this information spotlighted again.
50 Ways to Protest a VBAC Denial
by Barbara [...]
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http://rixarixa.blogspot.com/2008/01/cesarean-sections.html
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/health/womenfamily.html?in_article_id=505412&in_page_id=1799
By JENNY HOPE
Mothers who have a Cesarean birth more than triple their risk of needing a hysterectomy after their next pregnancy, British researchers warn today.
Doctors say the surgical scar significantly boosts the chances of complications which can rob mothers of their chance to have more children.
The biggest study of its kind found one in 30,000 [...]
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