Re: VBAC Risks
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Tue Feb 17 16:37:11 2004
and many teaching hospitals often find themselves creatively redefining
"immediately".
art
At Tue, 17 Feb 2004, Seele, Mona wrote:
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>The risks to the patient are still the same, but the risk to the
>provider/hospital from the medico-legal standpoint has increased enormously
>unless you have someone there to do the c/s, anesthesia, and an OR crew
>there around the clock. Many of us who are not teaching hospitals do not
>have that luxury and are not willing to take the chance.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net]On Behalf Of
>evsono@pipeline.com
>Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 2:42 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>Subject: Re: VBAC Risks
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>ACOG favors TOL as well - with that very large asterisk of "immediately
>available" - which becomes the critical rate limiting step.
>
>art
>
>At Tue, 17 Feb 2004, Stmidwife@aol.com wrote:
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>>The risks of VBAC are no different than they were 5 years ago when Dr.
>>Marsden Wagner, WHO was encouraging them.
>>
>>Sue Turner, LM
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>art fougner, md
>ich bin ein New Yorker
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