Wednesday, January 16, 2008

C-Section Concerns in the Big Apple

Rise in C-Sections Is Stirring Worry
By E.B. SOLOMONT
New York Sun

"There is alarming concern throughout the country that there are too many cesarean sections," said Public Advocate Betsy Gotbaum, who in 2006 released a report based on 2005 data detailing individual hospitals' cesarean section rates. "It's additional cost and it's additional risk," Ms. Gotbaum said, adding, "I hate to impart motives on hospitals and doctors … I can just tell you the numbers speak for themselves."

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