Lower Surgical Threshold, Less Patience in Labor for "Obese" Women

Here is yet another study ( Ellekjear 2017 ) showing that labor is often managed differently in "obese" women, with a lower surgic...

Estimating Fetal Weight Increases Risk for Cesarean

Think twice about doing ultrasounds to estimate fetal weight before birth. In this very large, multi-center study, just the act of estimatin...

Researchers' Goof: Transverse CS Incisions ARE Better in High BMI Women!

EXTRA, EXTRA!  Researchers messed up the conclusion of earlier cesarean incision study!  Transverse (side-to-side) incisions really are bett...

Estimating Fetal Weight Increases Cesarean Risk

Image from Wikimedia One intervention often seen in pregnancies these days is estimation of fetal weight. But does this improve outcomes? Bi...

"Safe" Gestational Weight Loss?

Graphic from this misleading article . The article addresses improving diet and exercise in pregnancy but doesn't mention any of the stu...

Restricting Prenatal Weight Gain Does Not Make for Skinnier Children

Many care providers promote restricting prenatal weight gain in "obese" women with the hopes that this will reduce obesity in thei...

Stop Blaming Women for Cesarean Rates

For many years, the cesarean rate rose, virtually unchecked. When this was questioned, care providers resorted to the old mantra of blaming ...