-> On 13 Jan 07  09:24:56, Nancy Backus got back to Danny Ceppa    
   -> Re: births  was: Teething   
      
    DC> I just read sone stats on it the other day.  Cesaerian births are up    
    DC> 30%      
    DC> And, infant mortality for cesaerians is twice as great than that for   
    DC> a natural childbirths.     
      
    NB> Stats can be used any which way, of course...  :)   
      
    NB> But, there is some background on those...  There are* more sections   
    NB> scheduled than used to be, and at least some of them are for the   
    NB> convenience of the doctor.  But some of them are due to complications   
    NB> that become apparent due to closer monitoring during labor.   
      
   Natural childbirth is still safer.     
      
    NB> I suspect that some of the mortality may be because they are trying to   
    NB> save younger fetuses that would otherwise have never made it.  But I   
    NB> wouldn't be surprised to find that some of them could be from birthing   
    NB> too early, on ones that are done for convenience rather than need.    
      
   The main reason caesariens are up is for convenience of the mother.    
      
      
    NB> PS  the tagline just reminded me...  Did you get my reply netmail from   
    NB> FidoTel yet?  It looks as though it might not have left the bbs.   neb   
      
   You're netmail still hasn't made it here.     
      
      
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