Their whole approach to birth is what is crippling them. It is said that what you fear you create and they fear lawsuits and then in turn create them. They are banning families from video tapping births for fear that it will be used as evidence against them if something doesn't turn out just right. Yet are falsifying records so we as patients can't turn around and sue them as well.
I agree with Eco too. It's one or both. They are taking away our rights from all directions and are heading down the path of "always a c/s and never a vaginal"
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The study in the AJOG
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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2003 Jun;188(6):1418-
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Cesarean delivery on demand: what will it cost? Bost BW.
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to estimate the cost
differences between elective cesarean delivery and the alternative
of attempted vaginal delivery and to assess the economic impact of
cesarean delivery on demand. STUDY DESIGN: Cost data were obtained
over a 12-month period from a not-for-profit community hospital to
calculate a per-patient cost for clinical alternatives. RESULTS: The
average cost of an attempted vaginal delivery without oxytocin
(Pitocin) or epidural anesthesia was 15.1% lower in nulliparous
women and 20% lower in multiparous women than with elective cesarean
delivery. However, in nulliparous women, the addition of Pitocin
nullified any cost differences; if epidural anesthesia was also
used, total costs exceeded the cost of elective cesarean delivery by
almost 10%. The cost of a failed attempt at vaginal delivery was
much higher than elective cesarean delivery for both groups. The
average cost for all women who attempted vaginal delivery was only
0.2% less than the per-patient cost of elective cesarean delivery.
CONCLUSION: The adoption of a policy of cesarean delivery on demand
should have little impact on the overall cost of obstetric care.
Do away with vaginal births altogether!
http://forums.obgyn.net/ob-gyn-l/OBGYNL.0504/0383.html
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I still forsee several problems with our swing toward doing
cesareans on all moms. One is that if and when the pendulum does
swing back, the art of labor and vaginal birth will have been lost.
We are currently graduating chief residents with limited skills in
forceps, breech and twin vaginal delviereis. Secondly, the first or
second repeat c-section may be low risk but how about the third
fourth and fifth in terms of scar tissue bleeding placenta previa
accreta etc. As a final thought c-sections and follow up care I
suspect are more of a drain on health care resources than vaginal
births. Monies going for c-section are monies being taken away from
mamograms and immunizations. NOTE: "the opinions of this doctor are
not necessarily those of the station". andrew |
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Women will soon be forced to UC until CPS starts bothing those of us who choose to birth this way as well. Next we'll be forced to leave the country in search for a vaginal birth friendly doctor! It's a very scary scenario that we are sliding straight into.
I fear for my daughters future and how they may be forced to birth. I only hope that through my example and teaching that they will be comfortable and choose HB or even UC as their mode of birthing too.
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