Not Signed In - Increased Risks Of Planned Cesarean Births Must Be Clearly Conveyed
Thu, 15 Feb 2007 05:00 AM EST
... A three-fold rate of severe complications overall is reported among women having a planned cesarean section compared with those who planned a vaginal delivery. Liu and colleagues studied women who delivered a child between 1991 and 2005 in Canada (excluding Quebec and Manitoba). [click link for full article] ...
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- Twins, Triplets, Multiple Births
- Amniocentesis
- Increased infections
- Increased risk of infection
- Increased intracranial pressure
- Increased risk for tuberculosis
- Increased sensitivity to digoxin
- Increased susceptibility to other infections
- Increased infections anywhere in the body
- Seizures, increased pressure in the brain
- Increased dental or TMJ problems
- Increased fluid pressure inside the skull
- Brain damage caused by increased body temperature
- Increased pressure in blood vessels of the liver (portal hypertension)
- Increased risk of falls and injury (from low blood pressure)
- Increased risk of heart attack from untreated diabetes and high cholesterol
- Prolactin
- Cesarean Section
- Cesarean Birth
- Births, Deaths & Marriages
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