-> On 20 Jan 07  08:55:00, Nancy Backus got back to DANNY CEPPA    
   -> Re: births  was: Teething   
      
    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.    
       
    DC> The main reason caesariens are up is for convenience of the mother.    
    NB>    
    NB> That's not really true.  Mother's convenience is only one of the   
    NB> reasons.  Doctor's convenience is another.  Both of those are specious   
    NB> from my point of view.  But there are valid reasons for it as well,   
      
   There are valid reasons to perform a cesarean birth, but they are most    
   definitely stretching the linits.     
      
       
    DC> You're netmail still hasn't made it here.     
      
    NB> Hmmm...  I thought I did it right, not sure whether the problem is on   
    NB> my end or his, then...   
      
    NB> Anyway, the gist of it was that Frank S is still around, just seems to   
    NB> be posting less frequently, and in spurts...   (more like us, and not   
    NB> his usual daily any more )   
      
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