"Scientists expect C-section rate to keep rising" by Associated Press | August 31, 2010
WASHINGTON — More women will be giving birth by caesarean section for the foreseeable future, government scientists said yesterday, releasing a study into the causes of a trend that troubles maternal health experts....
The study also suggested a link between chemically induced labor and higher likelihood of a caesarean section. Women whose labor was induced were twice as likely to have a caesarean. The authors said more research is needed to clarify whether there’s a cause-and-effect relationship.
Many medical experts consider caesarean deliveries to be a major component of “overtreatment’’ in the United States.
But the trend does not appear likely to reverse....
The study found a variety of reasons....
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Economy seen as factor in US birth rate decline
