>Hi all,
>
>I was just mentally going through caesarean figures for WA. In the
>1999/2000
>financial year 24,943 women delivered, 5,895 (23.6%) by caesarean section.
>Of these 3,356 (56.9% of all caesareans) were elective and 2,539 (43.1% of
>all caesareans) were emergency.
>
>So if we calculate the cost of the elective c/sections they add up to
>roughly $18, 458 000 (3356 x $5,500). Surely you would think the Health
>Dept
>could recognise the funds they would save if they encouraged natural
>childbirth? Up to 18 million dollars per annum!
Only if those women choose not to birth at all. The savings are in the
difference in cost, not the total cost.
Kirsten
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