Re: 2004 US C/Section Rate

From: Joe Cutchin (forcep@intercom.net)
Wed Nov 16 09:31:57 2005


A CS rate of 50% will prevent most lawsuits. Joe C

Gerald P. Rodríguez wrote: > The National Center for Health Statistics in Atlanta reports that the US
> Caesarean Section rate for 2004 has hit an all-time high: 29.1% of all
> births. The increase is attributed to "fears of lawsuits if vaginal
> delivery goes wrong [say it ain't so!], the preferences of mothers and
> physicians, and the risks of attempting vaginal births after
> Caesareans." The C/S rate increased for all births, even those that
> involved healthy pregnancies and a full-term, single baby.
>
> Watch out Brazil, here we come!
>
> Gerald P. Rodríguez, M.D., FACOG
> Santa Fe
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