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Two news articles on c/s and maternal deaths

iris427iris427 member
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These both showed up in my FB newsfeed today.  I'm glad to see the media giving some attention to the fact that c/s can be deadly to the mother.  Some of the statistics in these articles are pretty scary.  A reminder of why access to VBAC is important.

https://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-maternal-mortality-20110426,0,3749537.story

 Deaths from pregnancy-related causes, which usually occur around the time of childbirth, have risen dramatically in the United States in the last decade. In a report released Tuesday, a committee investigating such deaths in California cited an increase in caesarean-section births as a major contributor to the disturbing trend.

https://abcnews.go.com/Health/caesarian-rates-placenta-accreta-contributing-rise-maternal-death/story?id=13399308&page=1 

Once a rare event that affected 1 in 30,000 pregnant women in the 1950s and 1960s, placenta accreta now affects 1 in 2,500 pregnancies, according to a 2007 report in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. In some hospitals, the number is as high as 1 in 522.

And doctors say the main reason is the dramatic rise in the number of Caesarian sections.

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    AngieandTonyAngieandTony

    well no sh!t sherlock.   interesting reads. 

     

    oh and of course, its nj.  sigh

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    papagenapapagena member
    Thanks for the links.  That second, particularly, is rather scary!  It really shows the importance of minimizing primary c/s.
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    Gina1221Gina1221 member
    Thanks for sharing.  Very scary and disturbing!


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    RumbleLinaRumbleLina member

    I wasn't aware of that concern. This must be another reason why my OB advised me against having more then 3 children.

    Thanks for sharing. I definitely need to educated myself on c-sections (should have the 1st time around just in case)

    ETA: correction- 3 term pregnancies. Not likely I will get PG with twins but term PG versus # of children is definitely different.

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    Geekchick921Geekchick921 member
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    I wasn't aware of that concern. This must be another reason why my OB advised me against having more then 3 children.

    Placenta accreta scares the bejesus out of me.  Moreso than a rupture, honestly (which is probably why I never even considered a repeat C/S). 

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    sbuxsweetiesbuxsweetie member
    imageAllysunC:

    I wasn't aware of that concern. This must be another reason why my OB advised me against having more then 3 children.

    Thanks for sharing. I definitely need to educated myself on c-sections (should have the 1st time around just in case)

    ETA: correction- 3 term pregnancies. Not likely I will get PG with twins but term PG versus # of children is definitely different.

    My OB told me she has a patient who has had SEVEN c-sections. Seven! Blew my mind. Allysun, when are you thinking about TTC again? We're thinking of starting when DS turns two. Maybe we can be VBAC buddies Wink



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