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Monday, November 28, 2016

External Version for Breech After Prior Cesarean

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An External Cephalic Version (ECV, or turning the baby manually to a head-down position) is one option open to people whose babies are b...
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Sunday, November 13, 2016

Stop Blaming Women for Cesarean Rates

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For many years, the cesarean rate rose, virtually unchecked. When this was questioned, care providers resorted to the old mantra of blam...
Monday, October 31, 2016

Exercise During Pregnancy May Cut Labor Length in Women of Size

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Image from Stocky Bodies Image Bank Here is the abstract of a recent study that found that exercise during pregnancy might be useful ...
Monday, October 24, 2016

Exercise During Pregnancy May Cut Cesarean Risk

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Image from World Obesity Federation Image Bank* I'm a big fan of being proactive in pregnancy. I think eating healthfully, ge...
Saturday, October 15, 2016

Placenta Accreta Rates Reflect High Cesarean Rates and VBAC Bans

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October is Accreta Awareness Month . The International Cesarean Awareness Network (ICAN) is featuring Accreta Awareness as part of its f...
Sunday, October 2, 2016

Staples vs. Sutures During Cesareans in High BMI Women

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Women of size have higher rates of cesareans in many studies. Many of them are probably preventable but the fact remains that high-BMI w...
Sunday, September 25, 2016

Routine Planned Cesareans in Older Mothers Do More Harm Than Good

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Many care providers push strongly for elective (planned) cesareans in older moms. However, a recent study challenges the wisdom of this ...