7 to 25% CS (was: Denmark the Csection rate...)

From: Bernard Cristalli (bcrist@club-internet.fr)
Sun Aug 10 09:25:43 1997


Edwin Bello wrote:

>to say that c/s does not improve fetal outcome does not go with common >sense

> >
> Are you implying that obstetrical care did not improve during that time?
> Or that all of the improvement came solely on pediatric care.
> >
>
> > 1. The increase of the C-section rate doesn't improve the infant
> > outcome.
> > 2. The improvement comes from the pediatric care.
> >
> --
> That were the authors' conclusions. And that suits me too.

--
Edwin,

remember that the CS rate was circa 5%, at least, in that study . It's obvious that CS did improve fetal outcome. But above a certain rate the improvement can come nowhere else than from pediatrics. In paris there's a surveillance of the CS rates in the different depts of Ob. It goes from 7 to 25%. And the fetal outcome is the same. The difference? 7% Depts are chaired by rather obstetrician obgyns and 25% Depts are chaired by rather surgeon obgyns. > -- > Bernard Cristalli MD CNGOF > AIHP - ACCA > Paris - France > http://www.obgyn.net/corresp/cristalli.htm

--
Bernard Cristalli MD CNGOF
AIHP - ACCA
Paris - France
http://www.obgyn.net/corresp/cristalli.htm




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