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Rising cesarean rate is cause for alarm, say nurse-midwives.
2003 FEB 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) has called upon all obstetric providers to offer thorough information on the impact of all birth options to the mother during prenatal consultations.
The group was responding to recent data from the National Center for Healthcare Statistics (NCHS) showing a national cesarean section rate of 24.4% - an all-time high.
The current trend suggests that some obstetric providers are abandoning the most cautious approach under the guise of questionable science, convenience, and fear of lawsuits.
"As we move forward into the 21st century, the national cesarean section rate is rising fast enough to get the attention of the American health care system and ignite a furor over the move toward an assembly line model of childbirth," remarked ACNM Executive Director Deanne Williams, CNM, MS. "Despite the NCHS figures showing that one of every four women will have major abdominal surgery to deliver her child, some people are alarmed and, inexplicably, some are not."
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Source: HighBeam Research, Rising cesarean rate is cause for alarm, say nurse-midwives.