Phaedra (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} phaedrasdream) wrote,@ 2005-11-16 08:20:00 |
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Timing is everything
"The increase in the Caesarean births is due to three things -- malpractice, malpractice, malpractice," said Dr. Joshua A. Copel, director of Maternal and Fetal Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine.
Copel believes that the decision to do cesarean deliveries is largely based on doctors' fear of litigation.
Of course, they had to publish this report the day AFTER I returned from Berlin, now didn't they?
"Most disturbing are data showing a steady increase in the rate of Caesarean delivery," Katz added. "While the so-called C-section can be invaluable when used to address complications of labor and delivery, it appears to be used increasingly for mere convenience, or to avoid liability associated with the natural risks of birthing."
"That we are doing more surgery, but not delivering more prenatal care, is quite concerning," Katz said. "Pregnancy-related care should be a national priority, and delivery a matter of Nature's timing, not the obstetrician's convenience. The trends in this report call for a reassessment of our priorities."
Go on, read it.
"The increase in the Caesarean births is due to three things -- malpractice, malpractice, malpractice," said Dr. Joshua A. Copel, director of Maternal and Fetal Medicine at Yale University School of Medicine.
Copel believes that the decision to do cesarean deliveries is largely based on doctors' fear of litigation.
Of course, they had to publish this report the day AFTER I returned from Berlin, now didn't they?
"Most disturbing are data showing a steady increase in the rate of Caesarean delivery," Katz added. "While the so-called C-section can be invaluable when used to address complications of labor and delivery, it appears to be used increasingly for mere convenience, or to avoid liability associated with the natural risks of birthing."
"That we are doing more surgery, but not delivering more prenatal care, is quite concerning," Katz said. "Pregnancy-related care should be a national priority, and delivery a matter of Nature's timing, not the obstetrician's convenience. The trends in this report call for a reassessment of our priorities."
Go on, read it.
