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Study Finds C-Sections Deliveries Are On The Rise
According to MSNBC, government scientists report that birth by C-Section will continue to increase, citing a study into the causes of a trend that may trouble maternal health experts. Researchers with the National Institutes of Health found that nearly one third of first-time moms deliver by C-section. A lead author of a study, Dr. Jun Zhang, researched 230,000 deliveries in 19 nationwide hospitals. Dr. Zhang reported the findings were surprising, especially that doctors found a woman who had already had a cesarean birth will always have a repeat c-section. The study referenced hospital policy to always repeat c-sections, also suggesting a link between chemically induced labor and higher chances of c-section. Women who had their labor induced were twice as likely to have a cesarean. It is unclear if medication or forcing Mother Nature to deliver a child had an effect on higher surgical deliveries. Medical experts argue that cesarean…
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Utah School of Medicine Study Examines Breech Birth and Autism
According to the University of Utah School of Medicine in Salt Lake City, researches and psychiatrists found a link between breech birth and autism spectrum disorders. The study published in 2009 included 132 babies later diagnosed as being on the autism spectrum, as well as 13,200 babies who did not have an autism diagnosis. The researchers linked two factors that seem to relate to the development of autism spectrum disorders: the baby’s position at the time of labor and the mother’s age. A breeched baby has its buttocks or feet at the vaginal opening rather than its head. A breech birth often results in a cesarean section instead of vaginal birth. Dr. Deborah Bilder, the lead researchers in the study, claims that according to the study, a baby in a breech position at the time of labor is twice as likely to develop autism spectrum disorder as a child who…
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