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...where he had been married four years earlier, sobbed out loud. Among those who attended: Governor Michael Dukakis and the mayor. Lying in the hospital with tubes running in and out of his body, Stuart asked to hold his son Christopher one last time. Delivered two months prematurely by caesarean section, the baby died after 17 days. Every emotionally wrenching moment made the newspapers and nightly news...
Stuart, 29, committed suicide Thursday after Matthew told authorities his brother planned the murder of his wife, Carol. She was shot and killed Oct. 23 after the couple left a birthing class, and her infant son, born by Caesarean section, died 17 days later...
...Stoeckle, and here the bond of doctor and patient may be most fragile. Doctors order expensive tests and uncomfortable procedures as protection against future suits. The costs to expectant parents are exorbitant, and discomfort during delivery is heightened: nearly one-quarter of all U.S. births are currently by caesarean section, which can be less risky to the baby than vaginal delivery and makes the doctor less vulnerable in court...
...past decade, studies have shown that vaginal births are possible for 50% to 80% of women who have had C-sections. At the same time, the case against the surgical procedure has mounted. Caesarean sections carry all the risks of major surgery, including complications associated with anesthesia, blood transfusions and infection, especially of the uterus. The incidence of maternal mortality is twice as high for women who undergo repeat caesareans, and infants are at increased risk for respiratory problems and distress caused by anesthesia given to the mother. On balance, the benefits of vaginal deliveries after C-sections have long...
MEDICINE: New guidelines for caesarean sections...