Medically Unnecessary C-Sections

Caesarean section rates continue to rise, amid growing …

https://www.who.int/news/item/16-06-2021-caesarean-section-rates-continue-to-rise-amid-growing-inequalities-in-access

While a caesarean section can be an essential and lifesaving surgery, it can put women and babies at unnecessary risk of short- and long-term health problems if performed when there is not medical need. “Caesarean sections are absolutely critical to …

The troubling epidemic of unnecessary C …

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2018/10/25/17990880/c-section-surgery-cesarean-pregnancy-risks

In Latin America, C-section rates are 44 percent, compared with only 4.1 percent in Western and …

How to Cut Your Odds of Having a C-Section When You …

https://www.consumerreports.org/c-section/cut-your-odds-of-having-an-unnecessary-c-section/

Avoid Unnecessary C-Sections, Says New Guideline

https://www.healthline.com/health-news/-womens-health-unnecessary-c-sections

What Is A Botched C-Section? (& What You Can Do …

https://www.hamptonking.com/blog/when-a-c-section-is-necessary-when-its-not/

When C-sections Are Unnecessary Sometimes C-sections occur when they’re not medically necessary. But why? Every once in a while, a mother will elect to have a C …

Medically unnecessary cesarean section births: …

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8272898/

A growing literature examines the diverse causes of medically unnecessary cesareans and the diverse effects of surgical birth on women, infants, and families. Various …

Why the C-Section Rate Is So High - The Atlantic

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/10/c-section-rate-high/600172/

In the long run, C-section rate could go down more than three percentage points. One reason is the adage “Once a C-section, always a C-section.” Women who …

Nearly half of C-sections in US aren't medically …

https://abc7.com/c-section-consumer-reports-cesarean-section-do-i-need-a/2004096/

Consumer Reports says nearly half of C-sections performed in the U.S. are not medically necessary. LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Roughly one in three babies born in …

Modern Medicine: Unnecessary C-Sections on the Rise

https://www.livescience.com/11218-modern-medicine-unnecessary-sections-rise.html

Between 1996 and 2007, the number of C-sections performed in U.S. hospitals rose by more than 50 percent to an all-time high: Almost one in three pregnant …

Was My C-Section Medically Necessary? - Balanced Families

https://www.balancedfamilies.com/post/was-my-c-section-medically-necessary

Unplanned, emergency, elective, planned - c-section rates are on the rise, and the reasons are not cut and dry. As of 2018, 31.7% of all births end in c-section in …