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"Of all major surgical procedures, the two most common in the United States at the turn of the millennium were both gynecological: cesarean sections and hysterectomies. Cesarean Section From 1970 to 1991 the number of cesarean sections (C-sections) performed in the United States increased 350%. By 1995 they accounted for 21% of all births, increasing slightly to 23% in 2000. This means that almost one of four pregnant women is told either that she is incapable of giving birth vaginally, or that to do so would endanger her child and/or herself." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.) "That criticism notwithstanding, the question for this book is: Do cesarean sections save lives, either the mother's or the child's? In a review of several recent studies published in 2003, the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) found no such evidence. "A higher rate of Cesarean delivery," it concluded, "does not necessarily correspond to better outcomes." Pardon our criticism, but the word necessarily is not necessary. Delete it and the conclusion is clear: that C-sections do not improve clinical outcomes. " - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.) "Cesarean Section From 1970 to 1991 the number of cesarean sections (C-sections) performed in the United States increased 350%. By 1995 they accounted for 21% of all births, increasing slightly to 23% in 2000. This means that almost one of four pregnant women is told either that she is incapable of giving birth vaginally, or that to do so would endanger her child and/or herself. Canada has a similar rate, but in Western Europe C-sections account for only 10 to 14% of all births." - Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea, What If Medicine Disappeared? (Get the book.)

"Life without cesarean sections was also life with many more maternal deaths. Where is the happy medium? How can we avail ourselves of the truly lifesaving aspects of obstetrics and eliminate the excess? The best answer I have is to be as educated as possible about options and be open to the obstetrical reality that things do not always go as we hope and plan. Be flexible. If possible, have a relationship with a conventional provider that you see at least once during your pregnancy. One good option is to consider hospital-based midwife services." - Tori Hudson, N.D., Women's Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine: Alternative Therapies and Integrative Medicine for Total Health and Wellness (Get the book.)

"Cesarean sections, and attendant neonatal infant care units). In 2004 the C-section rate in the United States reached an all-time high of 29 percent (R. Rubin, 2005). Of interest, the number of elective C-sections has risen in recent years; this number now constitutes approximately 2.5 percent of all births, including a significant increase in first-time mothers (Health-Grades, 2005). In short, there has been resistance to medicalized childbirth, but the overall medicalization of childbirth is still predominant and may be increasing in some quarters." - Peter Conrad, The Medicalization of Society: On the Transformation of Human Conditions into Treatable Disorders (Get the book.)

"CESAREAN SECTIONS Noting the danger associated with cesarean section relative to giving birth vaginally, a retrospective study of 194 pregnant women who had previously undergone cesarean sections showed that 79 percent were able to deliver vaginally when they did so under careful surveillance. N. R Veridiano et al., "Vaginal Delivery After Cesarean Section," International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics29 (1989): 307-11. A review article examines the prospects of giving birth vaginally for women who have had previous cesarean sections." - Dr. Gary Null, The Woman's Encyclopedia of Natural Healing (Get the book.)

"Over 24 percent of American women who give birth in hospitals undergo cesarean sections. The World Health Organization has stated that no area in the world is justified in having a cesarean rate greater than 10 to 15 percent. Cesarean births cost more than twice as much as vaginal births. It takes much longer for the mother to recover, and she has to remain in the hospital for an extra two days, on average. The most common reason for performing a cesarean is that the mother had one for a previous delivery." - Phyllis A. Balch, CNC, Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 4th Edition: A Practical A-to-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs & Food Supplements (Get the book.)

"And the monitoring may contribute to the unusually high rate of cesarean sections in the United States. A defensive standard of care may also account for the high rate of false-positive mammography in the United States. The number of false-positive mammograms is much higher in the United States than in most other countries, leading to more tests, biopsies, and anxiety. Yet breast cancer is discovered at just the same rate as in countries with fewer false positives." - Richard A. Deyo M.D. M.P.H., Donald L. Patrick, Hope or Hype: The Obsession with Medical Advances and the High Cost of False Promises (Get the book.)

"More than 6,000 women who had undergone cesarean sections were compared to age-matched controls. It was found that among women who had had the cesarean sections, there were a greater number of visits to both general and mental hospitals, and more operations performed. Cesarean-section women also had a higher risk of sterilization and pregnancies relative to the controls. E. Hemminki, "Long-Term Maternal Health Effects of Cesarean Section," Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 45 (1991): 24-28." - Dr. Gary Null, The Woman's Encyclopedia of Natural Healing (Get the book.) "A review article examines the prospects of giving birth vaginally for women who have had previous cesarean sections. In 1985, the vaginal birth rate after cesarean section was 7 percent. By 1990 it had risen to 20 percent, while the number of cesarean sections had leveled off. Advantages of vaginal birth include shorter hospital stays, quicker maternal recovery, lower cost, and lower risk of infection." - Dr. Gary Null, The Woman's Encyclopedia of Natural Healing (Get the book.) "More than 6,000 women who had undergone cesarean sections were compared to age-matched controls. It was found that among women who had had the cesarean sections, there were a greater number of visits to both general and mental hospitals, and more operations performed. Cesarean-section women also had a higher risk of sterilization and pregnancies relative to the controls. E. Hemminki, "Long-Term Maternal Health Effects of Cesarean Section," Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 45 (1991): 24-28." - Dr. Gary Null, The Woman's Encyclopedia of Natural Healing (Get the book.) "A review article examines the prospects of giving birth vaginally for women who have had previous cesarean sections. In 1985, the vaginal birth rate after cesarean section was 7 percent. By 1990 it had risen to 20 percent, while the number of cesarean sections had leveled off. Advantages of vaginal birth include shorter hospital stays, quicker maternal recovery, lower cost, and lower risk of infection." - Dr. Gary Null, The Woman's Encyclopedia of Natural Healing (Get the book.) "Noting the danger associated with cesarean section relative to giving birth vaginally, a retrospective study of 194 pregnant women who had previously undergone cesarean sections showed that 79 percent were able to deliver vaginally when they did so under careful surveillance. N. P. Veridiano et al., "Vaginal Delivery After Cesarean Section," International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics 29 (1989): 307-11. A review article examines the prospects of giving birth vaginally for women who have had previous cesarean sections." - Dr. Gary Null, The Woman's Encyclopedia of Natural Healing (Get the book.)

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