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  • Battle lines drawn over C-sections

    08/25/2005 11:20:00 AM PDT · by Theophilus · 42 replies · 1,051+ views
    USA TODAY ^ | Wed Aug 24, 2005 | Rita Rubin
    <p>For some women, birth has become the latest battleground for reproductive rights.</p> <p>At a growing number of hospitals, women are being forced to schedule a repeat cesarean section just because they already had one. Doctors and hospitals say they fear lawsuits if they allow a patient to attempt a vaginal birth after a C-section - called a VBAC - and something goes awry.</p>
  • Giving Birth: The Caesarean Debate (6 Letters)

    12/04/2004 6:48:51 PM PST · by neverdem · 87 replies · 1,652+ views
    NY Times ^ | December 5, 2004
    To the Editor: Re "Trying to Avoid 2nd Caesarean, Many Find Choice Isn't Theirs" (front page, Nov. 29): I do not believe that the issue of whether a vaginal delivery can or should be performed in a pregnancy after a prior Caesarean should be framed as a matter of a woman's right to choose. It is perfectly reasonable for a hospital or a doctor to decide not to offer this service because it is felt to be too risky and the patient who desires it would be better served in a tertiary care center where obstetric complications are more routinely...