Copied from The Unnecesarean Blog:
Jill from Keyboard Revolutionary wrote about a new term that she recently came across— “Pit to distress.”
“Pit to distress.” How have I not heard about this? Apparently it’s quite en vogue in many hospitals these days. Googling the term brings up a number of pages discussing the practice, which entails administering the [...]
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I was finally able to get some figures to try and determine what the cesarean section rate is running with my local hospital. It’s difficult to get an exact number because of the way they have their figures broken down. You have to get the actual birth rate from one site for a calendar year [...]
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Original article here
This article, featured in the New York Times, June 1, 2008 online edition, tells of the latest frustration with our county’s rising and epidemic cesarean rates. Women who have experienced a cesarean birth may either be turned down for health care coverage or their current coverage may raise their premiums and consider them [...]
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Top 5 Most Underreported Birth Stories of 2007
A year-end review brought to you by www.nowombpods.blogspot.com
5. An Orlando mother goes into hospital to give birth and leaves without her arms or legs.
(http://www.wftv.com/news/6253589/detail.html)
The birth for this mother was smooth. It’s what happened afterwards that left her unable to hold or care for her newborn. Claudia [...]
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