cesarean debate (now caesareanbirth.org)

A number of studies have been published recently, which, if read in the context and knowledge of other applicable studies, would inform wome...

Hypotension and Nausea during surgey When I saw this new study from Canada by M Tanaka et al, ' ED95 of phenylephrine to prevent spinal-...

A new American study, Relation between vaginal birth and pelvic organ prolapse (by Eddie H. M. Sze and Gerry Hobbs), set out to "evalu...

An article by Heather May in The Salt Lake Tribune on January 7th reports on a study in which "almost 4,000 Utah women suffered severe...

You may have read my criticism of recent reports on the increased risk of asthma in children born by cesarean delivery, and how research in ...

Dr. Michael J. McGlynn of the Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley has written an article on the Castro Valley Forum this week, in which he...

Australian Researchers Catherine Turner et al have recently published ' Willingness of pregnant women and clinicians to participate in a...

This January 10th article by Druin Burch in Natural History Magazine concentrates on the history of diseases that were associated with deat...

A new North American study by Winnie Siaa et al, ' The incidence of deep vein thrombosis in women undergoing cesarean delivery ', se...

A BBC News article on the 12th January reports on a study by researchers at Bath's Royal United Hospital, which suggests that the "...

This December article by Serena Gordon of HealthDay News is a fascinating glimpse at what might be closer to the truth about cesarean deliv...

The Prague Daily Monitor has reported that that in "2007, 114,632 children were born in the Czech Republic with one-fifth of them bein...

It's been the recommended time of delivery for cesarean-born babies for many years now, but a new study has reiterated the importance o...

This new study from Norway is a perfect example of how the risks associated with cesarean delivery are not necessarily relevant in a compar...

The article , 'Fear drives growth in caesareans' that appeared in Australia's The Age on the 6th January, describes Dr Jennifer ...

Although quite a small study , this may be of interest to women who are trying to avoid needing a cesarean delivery. Researchers discovered ...

An article in the Irish Times by medical correspondent Dr Muiris Houston reports that Ireland's cesarean rate in 2006 rose to 24.3%. He...

My focus in these blogs is usually in relation to non-medical cesarean deliveries, and the legitimacy of informed, educated women making the...

A new report by Lisa Hitchen , and published in the BMJ, says that following the 2000 introduction of mandatory annual training for all staf...

I was sent this link to a TV discussion on an Australian Channel Nine program titled ' The cesarean debate '. In it, Dr Kerryn Phel...