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...birth-weight baby at full term more than triples if she has her teeth X-rayed while pregnant. This is not a good reason to avoid the dentist, however. Other studies have shown that women with periodontal disease have a three to five times greater risk of preterm childbirth than those with healthy teeth and gums...
...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...
Pregnancy and childbirth are not diseases; they are just the beginning of a long and demanding but rewarding adventure. Nothing in your kid's life will be predictable. If you're not willing to wait for your baby to be delivered naturally instead of by C-section, you're not ready to be a mother. You won't be able to schedule your life after the baby is born. CHANTAL ROUDIER Marseilles
...safe as the other. That's one of the reasons doctors have become quicker to cut, says Sachs, even in nonemergency situations. With malpractice premiums hovering at $150,000 to $200,000 per year, obstetricians can no longer afford to take even the slimmest risk associated with natural childbirth. And if patients want to have a caesarean section, says Sachs, why deny them without a compelling reason to do so? "The opportunity for a woman to elect to have a caesarean section should be as available as the opportunity to have a safe, natural childbirth," he says. "Our responsibility...
Speedy Delivery Why let childbirth get in the way when you can schedule a C-section...