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...

Most Babies Suspected to be Large Actually Aren't

So many mothers get the "big baby" fear card handed to them during pregnancy. This often leads to pressure for interventions such ...

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...

Preventing the First Cesarean: Don't Go to the Hospital Too Early

Dark line with squares is overall cesarean rate, Light line with triangles is primary cesarean rate, Line with diamonds that goes up and the...