Word: deliveryism
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“We live in a world of islands. Doctors do their piece, nurses do their piece, hospitals do their piece,” Conway said. “We haven’t yet put together a system to support the delivery of end of life care.?...
Some of the rise in C-sections can certainly be attributed to women with routine pregnancies, like Chung, who make a pragmatic decision to keep their deliveries just as uneventful. Preliminary data suggest that such cases account for anywhere from 4% to 18% of the total number of caesareans. On...
But even taken together, all these factors don't explain the steep rise in caesareans over such a short time. Instead, says Eugene Declercq, a professor of maternal and child health at Boston University School of Public Health, the biggest change may simply be in the way we think about...
That does carry perils, however. A panel of experts convened by the National Institute on Child Health and Development in 2006 stresses that moms-to-be need more scientific data that directly weigh the benefits and risks of both delivery methods. Vaginal delivery can, for example, lead to future incontinence...
You can’t talk about producer Judd Apatow without bringing up his recent blockbusters “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” and “Knocked Up.” Apatow’s latest film tries to recreate the success of his others with...