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...says Nigel Hawkes, director of Straight Statistics, writing in The Independent today . More fallout from the WHO survey, 'Method of d...

In May 2009, the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology editor-in-chief, Professor Philip Steer, is quoted in a wonderful article on ...

I usually steer clear of stories related to home birth; as far as I'm concerned, it's simply another birth method that happens to be...

The BBC reports today on new British research that suggests: "Having a Caesarean or instrumental birth does not appear to impact upon ...

I came across this report by Mike Ferrara on InjuryBoard.com (21 Jan) , and this is what caught my eye: "When it comes to patient safet...

These stories are always heart-wrenching, and one of the reasons I post them here on my blog (aside from highlighting that planned vaginal d...

This is a terrible story from India; the article in Hindustan Times explains how: "In an apparent case of negligence by doctors, a new...

Yesterday, statistician Nigel Hawkes wrote the first journalistic article I've seen that exposes the truth about the recent WHO cesarean...

The media news is chock-a-block with news that China has the highest rate of cesarean deliveries in the world (46%), of which one quarter (...

At 2am this morning I was involved in a one-hour discussion on elective cesareans with CRI Beyond Beijing's Flagship News Magazine. The...

I am utterly perplexed by the conclusions drawn in this latest report from the World Health Organization, ' Method of delivery and preg...

An article on the Citizens Report website yesterday, ' New Study Warns of Risks from Unnecessary Cesarean Births , and while I don't...

I've just posted a comment at the bottom of yesterday's Modern Medicine article ' Readmissions After Cesarean Higher Than Vagina...

The Standard-Examiner reports that Ogden Regional Medical Center has a new 'first of its kind' wing dedicated solely for women havi...

In the first publication on the subject for 2010, researchers Robson et al in Australia have calculated that - even 'using the lowest es...

Press Release by electivecesarean.com Dec 28, 2009 – A new study published this month warns that pelvic floor disorders are set to increase...

A number of bloggers and birth educators have been discussing (and applauding) a recent commentary by Nicette Jukelevics, MA, ICCE, called ...

Retired urologist Christine Evans interviewed me for this special programme in which she sets out to explore whether cesarean deliveries on ...

This is an horrific story from China about an 18-year-old mother who was given more than 100 stitches - some without anaesthetic - at the ...

I read these two stories online today, in which precious babies' lives could have been saved with a cesarean delivery. The first, by Col...