Research
2015 Accreta Roundtable
Welcome to Accreta Roundtable! Hey folks! This is Lakeisha M. Dennis, Chapter Director and Board Member at Large for ICAN. I am so excited to bring to you the first, I hope of many, roundtables. A roundtable is our way of sharing the latest in news, research and more on a particular topic. For
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Click Your Way to the Best Info: finding quality VBAC and Cesarean info online
By Sharon Muza, BS, CD(DONA) BDT(DONA), LCCE, FACCE While April is recognized as Cesarean Awareness Month in both the United States and many other countries, quality consumer information about how to prevent cesareans (both primary {first} cesareans and subsequent ones) along with information about having a vaginal birth after a cesarean (VBAC) is valuable to
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New study shows no difference in neonatal mortality for vaginal delivery of early preterm vertex babies versus cesarean deliveries
A new study released in ACOG’S reports showed no increased neonatal mortality for vaginally delivered preterm infants who were in the vertex position at the time of delivery. Additionally, 84% of the 79% of women who attempted a vaginal delivery were successful. The abstract as well as links to the full study are available here:
Monthly Research Review
By Karen Troy VBACResearchposts@gmail.com Co-Leader, ICAN of Chicago Welcome to the first monthly installment of our new blog feature – VBAC Literature Update. Each month I will provide a list of new peer reviewed literature that has been published with the past 30 days on the topic of VBAC. I will also provide some commentary
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New Feature on the Blog!
We are very excited to tell you about a new feature we think you’ll find really useful on the Blog! Karen Troy, Co-Leader of ICAN Chicago, will be guest posting monthly, reporting on the latest published and peer-reviewed literature on VBAC. She will also be including some of her own commentary on the articles, hopefully
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More evidence that less is more
Evidence continues to mount that increased use of interventions in childbirth, such as induction and cesarean, are not necessarily beneficial to mothers OR babies. In a study published this month in the Journal Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, researchers found no evidence that higher rates of cesarean benefit babies. According to the study’s author Dr. Christopher
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Rise of unnecessary cesareans
MyHealthNewsDaily recently reported on the rising rate of cesareans, especially among first-time mothers. “The most concerning problem is the high rate in first-time mothers,” said Dr. Jun Zhang, a medical researcher at the National Institutes of Health and co-author of a new report on cesarean delivery practices. In his study, published in the American Journal
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Disrespect and abuse in facility-based childbirth
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) has published a report on disrespect and abuse in facility-based childbirth around the world. From the Executive Summary: Lack of respectful and non-abusive care at birth may encompass many points along a continuum that spans dignified, patient centered care, non-dignified care, and overtly abusive maternal care. Examples
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Cesareans 17% more likely at for-profit hospitals
California Watch, a nonpartisan investigative reporting initiative, has released a study showing that for-profit hospitals in California are performing cesareans at higher rates than non-profits, even in low-risk pregnancies. A database compiled from state birthing records revealed that, all factors considered, women are at least 17 percent more likely to have a cesarean section at
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