Word: caesareans
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...major risk of a trial of labor after caesarean delivery is that uterus may rupture during labor, which may result in substantial hemorrhage and require hysterectomy," the article said...
...alternative to a caesarean section, employed in an attempt to reduce the number of these births, is removing the fetus from the mother's body with forceps or by means of a suction cup or vacuum extractor. These procedures, the article reported, can be traumatic for the fetus and cause skull fractures, shoulder injuries, retinal hemorrhages and bleeding in the brain...
...article also said caesarean delivery may not cost more for a hospital than vaginal births...
Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of North Carolina Robert C. Cefalo, another expert in the field, said he disagrees with maintaining high rates of caesarean sections, although he said he is skeptical that the percentage could drop to 15 percent...
...Mothers are mortal," he said. "A caesarean delivery is a major surgical operation. There are mothers who die from caesareans...