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Tag Archives: c-section
Cesarean Rate is Down Slightly After Years of Rising
Today we see the new CDC data on the cesarean section rate. The national rate for 2010 (preliminary data) is 32.8%. Here’s how that breaks down by state. What’s your state’s rate? Hamilton BE, Martin JA, Ventura SJ. Births: Preliminary … Continue reading
Induction Increases the Risk of C-Section
Well, the journal of duh strikes again – it’s being reported that induction increases the c-section rates for first time moms. This is nothing new to those of us who have been around the birth world for awhile, but the … Continue reading
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C-Section Rate Up 12th Straight Year
The 2008 Preliminary Birth data was released today: 32.2% for our new c-section rate.
Happy Cesarean Awareness Month
April is Cesarean Awareness Month! I am here to talk about my experience today, and why cesarean awareness is such an important subject for women to get involved with, even if you have not had one! When I was 22 … Continue reading
C-Section Births Up 53% since 1996
Today the NCHS released a briefing on the c-section trends from 1996-2007. Here you can see that after a brief dip in the early 1990s, the c-section rate is skyrocketing – 53% increase in the national cesarean rates in these … Continue reading
Cesarean Recovery
With the number of cesarean sections increasing in our country annually, many women do not really understand or know that recovering from a cesarean section is much different from a vaginal delivery. After my first cesarean section I learned this the hard way and wish I had a couple tips on making recovery more bearable. But we often forget that the recovery after a cesarean birth is not just physical, but it is also emotional for a large portion of cesarean section mothers. Continue reading
Obstetricians: They are listening
Think no one is listening to what you have to say as a birth activist? Think again…
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Once a Cesarean, Always a Cesarean : The Tides Must Change…
Until you have walked in someone elses shoes, you should always think twice about what you have to say about their personal experience. That goes especially to those who have never had children, or had a cesarean section. Continue reading