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...

Exercise During Pregnancy May Cut Labor Length in Women of Size

Image from Stocky Bodies Image Bank Here is the abstract of a recent study that found that exercise during pregnancy might be useful in redu...

External Version for Breech After Prior Cesarean

An External Cephalic Version (ECV, or turning the baby manually to a head-down position) is one option open to people whose babies are breec...

Your Hospital Choice Significantly Influences Your Cesarean Risk

Image from Consumer Reports  Consumer Reports has a new report out for Cesarean Awareness Month, focusing on the variations in cesarean rat...

Routine Planned Cesareans in Older Mothers Do More Harm Than Good

Many care providers push strongly for elective (planned) cesareans in older moms. However, a recent study challenges the wisdom of this comm...

Exercise During Pregnancy May Cut Cesarean Risk

Image from World Obesity Federation Image Bank* I'm a big fan of being proactive in pregnancy. I think eating healthfully, getting enoug...

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...