Early Repeat C-Sections Increase Risks, Study Finds
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Studies show that early and repeat c-sections could spell trouble for your little one:
The study of more than 24,000 full-term infants found that those delivered at 37 weeks to mothers who had elective repeat C-sections were about twice as likely as newborns delivered at the recommended 39 weeks to experience breathing problems, bloodstream infections and other complications. Babies born at 38 weeks were 50 percent more likely to have problems; the risk was about 20 percent higher just a few days early.
From Washington Post
The article goes on to say:
The findings come as health authorities have become increasingly alarmed about the rate of Caesarean births, which has been rising steadily and is now at an all time-high, according to another federal report released yesterday. More than a third of U.S.-born babies are delivered by C-section, which involves removing the baby through a surgical incision in the abdomen instead of vaginally through labor.
This can be a bit of a scary shock. There’s been a bit of a debate already about scheduled c-sections, and if they were doing more harm than good. Now, it’s starting to look like they might indeed be a bit of a bad thing. America has the highest rate for c-sections, due to our electable option. As far as I am aware, most countries do not have them as easily available as we do (although, please correct me if I am wrong).
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