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...couldn't help bristling at your report on the increase in elective caesarean births [April 19]. The privileged mothers-to-be who insist on being in charge of every aspect of their baby's birth are exceptionally arrogant. Here in Africa, for too many women, having a baby can still be a matter of life and death. WENDY TOERIEN Cape Town...
...attention from the real issue. Through the commotion, few noticed the passage of a "pension reform bill" last week that has virtually ensured that a radical overhaul of Japan's malfunctioning pension system won't be seriously addressed for years to come. Yet reform is vital. With a declining birth rate and a rapidly aging population, Japan faces one of the worst demographic time bombs in the industrialized world. The National Institute for Population and Social Security Research forecasts that the portion of the population aged 65 and older will rise from 17.4% in 2000 to 27.8% in 2020 while...
...your report "Too Posh To Push," about the increase in scheduled Csections [April 19]: Are women seeking caesarean births because they are worried only about fitting their babies into their schedules? Hardly. Your story noted some risks of natural childbirth (pelvic-floor damage and incontinence) but focused primarily on nonmedical reasons for C-sections. Most men, however, would not volunteer to spend the next 40 years with bladder and bowel problems. Why should women? More time needs to be spent on women's health issues and less on preserving low surgical birth rates and saving money. KARI ZANGERLE Phoenix, Ariz...
Expectant moms should be prepared to give birth naturally and as happily as possible. I do not understand mothers who want C-sections and completely refuse to suffer to deliver their children. You cannot effortlessly take a baby out of the mother's womb in the blink of an eye like a magician. These women want their comfort, but do they care about what their babies feel? A baby can take an active part in birth when labor starts naturally. Of course, pain relief and Csections are useful and necessary in some cases. I am firmly in favor of providing...
Upwards of 250,000 kids in the U.S. are being raised by gay couples, according to the Urban Institute. The 2000 Census showed that one-third of lesbian households and one-fifth of gay male households have children. This "gayby" boom has given birth to a new niche-within-a-niche travel market. Olivia intends to make its Club Med excursion an annual event and has plans for a deluxe camping trip to Yellowstone National Park this summer. Disney is cooperating with the Family Pride Coalition, an advocacy group, on a special Father's Day weekend event expected to draw...