The study examined women between 2000 and 2008 who were giving birth privately, were not pre-term or overdue and carried babies of normal weight. The findings suggest that there does not appear to be any obvious benefit for these women and babies to receive a higher level of intervention.
"We looked at the healthiest, wealthiest population possible, exploding some of the myths out there that women receiving these interventions are sicker," said Professor Hannah Dahlen, the leader of the study and a professor of midwifery at the University of Western Sydney.
In fact, this medical over-servicing has its ramifications: those giving birth privately were found to have a 20 per cent lower chance of having their first child through normal vaginal delivery
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Dr Dahlen said that obstetricians highly trained in dealing with complications were overseeing the care of low-risk women.
"A recent Queensland study surveyed women to see if those in private hospitals were more likely to request a caesarean section but found there were no difference," she said.
"Women need to be informed that intervention in childbirth is no walk in the park, with caesarean sections, for example, potentially causing a scarred uterus, which can increase the risk of complications in future pregnancies."
Obstetricians have suggested that women in private hospitals are more ‘risk adverse’ which could influence the findings.
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if you humans keep polluting your planet, you will have NO natural reproduction by 2050 ...
ReplyHave they also done a research on those masochist women who insist to give birth at home with no regard to the safety to their babies?? And how many more babies died in this cruel way comparing to the complications from c-sections??? I've had both births and prefer to give birth safely- either way and the safest way for us both! They're just stirring people for attention i guess
ReplyOh, not this boring rubbish again. Only really desperate saddos spend their time worrying about other people's personal choices. Nobody will ever convince anybody to change their choice, we all know this, it's just an excuse for the losers to lecture and whinge. Move along, nosy parkers, nothing to see here.
ReplyIt's a womans body, therefore a womans choice!! Nobody should be able to tell anyone what they can or can't do with their body!
ReplyIn 2000 to 2008 hundred's of thousands of babies were born and I'm curious to know how many cases were in fact examined? How was this information collected and by whom exactly? Having babies is natural but that's not to say there are not risks involved. People often assume private OB's prefer C sections for convenience sake even when it saves the life of baby and mother.
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