Will someone please explain to me how it is that the rate of maternal childbirth deaths are going UP in the richest nation in the world? The official explanation? Increased maternal obesity and the ridiculously high and medically inappropriate rate of c-section births.
“Some researchers point to the rising C-section rate, now 29 percent of all births — far higher than what public health experts say is appropriate. Like other surgeries, Caesareans come with risks related to anesthesia, infections and blood clots.”There’s an inherent risk to C-sections,” said Dr. Elliott Main, who co-chairs a panel reviewing obstetrics care in California. “As you do thousands and thousands of them, there’s going to be a price.”"
Memo to American obstetricians–profit and insurance liability are not excuses for callous disregard of maternal health.
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