[ozmidwifery] Fw: [BirthRage] controlling delivery pt 1

[Abby and Toby]

Hi,   I know this is based on America, but it seems, similiar attitudes are becoming more common here too.   Love Abby (P.S. There are three parts to this.)   ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 23, 2004 11:03 AM Subject: [BirthRage] controlling delivery pt 1 " Controlling Delivery " Increasingly, U.S. women choose not to have a conventional birth. By John Pope Of New Orleans Times Picayune When Marilyn Hamilton learned she was pregnant, she was happy - then afraid. She would have no way of knowing when labor would start, how long it would last, how painful it would be and how much damage it might inflict on her and her child. So she plans to delivery by Cesarean section, even though at 21, she might be considered healthy enough to withstand a conventional labor and delivery when she gives birth in January. " With the Cesarean section, you get a pretty good idea of when its going to happen and how you're going to feel ," Hamilton said. " I've read up on Cesarean sections and listened to the side effects, and I can handle that " Hamilton, of Slidell, La, is one of the growing number of American women who , doctors say, chose the procedure for a variety of reasons : * they want to schedule the birth so that they won't have to endure long, painful hours of labor. * they are afraid of labor pain * they are anxious about possible complications of vaginal delivery, such as incontinence, the risk of infecting the baby and weakening the muscles that provide support for some organs. " Over the last two or three years, doctors are hearing more of these requests, " said Dr. Bruce Flamm of the University of California, Irvine, a spokesman for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. " We used to think that a Cesarean section with no medical reason is a silly idea. I'm not so certain anymore.... " The oddest thing is that I dont know whether anyone knows whether this is a good or a bad trend . " In a change from their previous hard-line stance against using the procesudre without a medical reason, increasing numbers of doctors are acceding to their patients' wishes. Though the patient comes first, the doctor clearly benefit from a scheduled procedures. Even though a Cesarean section is a major abdominal operation, more women are delivering this way. From 1989 to 2002, the latest statistics available, the rate of such births rose by nearly 15 percent, from 22.8 percent to 26.1 percent, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] BirthRage webpage- http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirthRage Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT Yahoo! Groups Links To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BirthRage/   To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]   Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.