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Study: Elective surgery rates high in Valley - The Business Journal [1]
Fresno Business Journal
Several other procedures were well below the state average in many parts of the San Joaquin Valley, including vaginal birth after cesarean, hip replacements, cervical decompression, vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, lumpectomy and radical prostatectomy ...

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Study: Elective surgery high in Valley - The Business Journal - Fresno Business Journal [4]

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Study: Elective surgery high in Valley - The Business Journal [4]
Fresno Business Journal
Several other procedures were well below the state average in many parts of the San Joaquin Valley, including vaginal birth after cesarean, hip replacements, cervical decompression, vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty, lumpectomy and radical prostatectomy ...

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Natural birthing practices ... harmful or not? - The Freeport News [6]

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According to a report, in 1996, the World Health Organization (WHO) assembled birth experts from around the world to identify common practices in normal birth that were justified, that improved birth outcomes, and that ought to be encouraged for sound ...

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How not to gain too much pregnancy weight - Fox News [8]

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There's also a greater chance that you could have a miscarriage, a stillborn baby, deliver early or be required to have a cesarean section. Your baby could also develop birth defects and detecting them with an ultrasound can be tricky if you're obese ...

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Midwifery community upset over new DHS guidelines - KPHO Phoenix [10]

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Midwifery community upset over new DHS guidelines [10]
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He said while they won't compromise on everything, they have expanded the scope of practice to include allowing midwives to perform at-home vaginal births after mom has had a cesarean section. "In terms of the scope of practice, it's essentially ...

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REGION: Hospitals working to reduce Cesarean deliveries - Press-Enterprise [12]

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Many Inland hospitals are working to educate doctors and patients, revise hospital policies and encourage vaginal births after Cesareans when possible. C-section rates vary greatly among local hospitals. For instance, a woman in labor is almost three ...

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Experience of Childbirth in First-time Mothers of Advanced Age - Medscape [14]

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Results Primiparous women aged 32 years and above expressed more worry about the upcoming birth than the younger women (adjusted OR 1.13; 95% CI 1.06–1.21), and 6 months after the birth they had a slightly higher risk of having experienced childbirth ...

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Weight loss improves VBAC success in overweight/obese women - Ob.Gyn. News Digital Network [16]

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Weight loss improves VBAC success in overweight/obese women [16]
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NEW ORLEANS – Weight gain between pregnancies decreases the likelihood of a successful vaginal birth after cesarean section, according to findings from a large population-based retrospective cohort study. The more weight a woman gains between ...

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Risky Procedures Common in US Maternity Care: Survey - Medscape - Medscape [18]

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Risky Procedures Common in US Maternity Care: Survey - Medscape [18]
Medscape
Almost half of the women in the survey who had had a previous cesarean (48%) reported they were interested in the option of a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC), but 46% were denied that option. In 24% of cases, the reason for denial was unwillingness ...

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Support Groups - GoErie.com [20]

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Support Groups [20]
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The International Cesarean Awareness Network of Erie meets the second Wednesday of each month, 6 to 7:45 p.m., in Blasco Library's Admiral Room, 160 E. Front St. Call Sarah Imig at 460-7636 or e-mail her at icanoferie@yahoo.com or visit ...

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Book review | The Business of Baby: Book questions care of infants, mothers in US - Columbus Dispatch [23]

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The American woman has a cesarean section and dies after complications from the surgery. In the well-documented new book, armed with ... On average, hospitals make almost $20,000 more for a C-section than for a vaginal birth. Also troubling, if less ...

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C-Sections Deliver Cachet For Wealthy Brazilian Women - NPR [25]

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The paradoxes of being pregnant again - Rappler.com - Rappler [27]

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Weight Loss Linked to VBAC Success in Overweight Women - Medscape - Medscape [33]

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Weight Loss Linked to VBAC Success in Overweight Women - Medscape [33]
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