What is the real reason behind this???

milone · 23-03-2010, 06:44 PM

Caesarean deliveries reach record high in US: study

WASHINGTON (AFP) - Births by Caesarean section in the United States reached an all-time high in 2007 when some 1.4 million babies, or 32 percent of births, were by C-section, a study showed Tuesday.

The rate of Caesarean sections jumped by 53 percent between 1996 and 2007, and the number of births by C-section soared by 71 percent during the same period, the study released by the National Center for Health Statistics shows.

In one year during the study period, 2006, Caesarean delivery was the most frequently performed surgical procedure in US hospitals.

The rate of Caesarean births -- in which the infant, placenta and membranes are extracted from the womb through an incision made in the abdominal and uterine walls -- rose for women in all age groups.

In the first five years covered by the study, 1996 - 2000, C-sections rose by single-digit percentages across all age groups, but between 2000 and 2007, the rate picked up significantly and rose by 33 percent across the board.

Women under the age of 25 saw the steepest rise, with C-sections rising by 57 percent between 2000 and 2007.

But older women were still the most likely to have babies by Caesarean section.

Forty-eight percent of mothers aged 40-54 years delivered their babies by C-section in 2007, compared to 23 percent of mothers under 20.

All racial and ethnic groups saw large increases in C-section rates, and Caesarean birth rates were up for all gestational ages, the study shows.

The study cited older maternal age, mothers' choice, doctors' practice patterns and legal pressures as factors that could be contributing to the continued rise of C-section births.

The US Caesarean birth rate is more than twice the 15 percent rate considered optimal by the World Health Organization.

oioioi · 23-03-2010, 06:48 PM

Possibly nothing more than accelerated evolution. Mrs oioioi had to have an emergency c-section basically because baby oioioi is half mine and I'm not Greek! Mrs oioioi is designed to carry Greek babies and, on the whole, Greek men are smaller than me.

With increased mobility and therefore an increase in inter racial breeding there would be an increase in this phenomenon.

moving finger · 23-03-2010, 06:49 PM

Vanity, and avoiding the risk of costly complications.

I read in a news articlew that the US has very poor death rates in pregnancy & labour because people can't afford the check-ups & so on.

Or so they can take DNA samples & see if they want your offspring for experiments. Whichever.

milone · 23-03-2010, 07:14 PM

Vanity, yes that has crossed my mind too....so many women feel the "need" to have children but dont want to go through all of the pain of actual child birth...I understand in some circumstances it is necessary for the health of the mother and child but this is getting to rediculous levels now....

23-03-2010, 06:44 PM	#1
milone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 565	What is the real reason behind this??? Caesarean deliveries reach record high in US: study WASHINGTON (AFP) - Births by Caesarean section in the United States reached an all-time high in 2007 when some 1.4 million babies, or 32 percent of births, were by C-section, a study showed Tuesday. The rate of Caesarean sections jumped by 53 percent between 1996 and 2007, and the number of births by C-section soared by 71 percent during the same period, the study released by the National Center for Health Statistics shows. In one year during the study period, 2006, Caesarean delivery was the most frequently performed surgical procedure in US hospitals. The rate of Caesarean births -- in which the infant, placenta and membranes are extracted from the womb through an incision made in the abdominal and uterine walls -- rose for women in all age groups. In the first five years covered by the study, 1996 - 2000, C-sections rose by single-digit percentages across all age groups, but between 2000 and 2007, the rate picked up significantly and rose by 33 percent across the board. Women under the age of 25 saw the steepest rise, with C-sections rising by 57 percent between 2000 and 2007. But older women were still the most likely to have babies by Caesarean section. Forty-eight percent of mothers aged 40-54 years delivered their babies by C-section in 2007, compared to 23 percent of mothers under 20. All racial and ethnic groups saw large increases in C-section rates, and Caesarean birth rates were up for all gestational ages, the study shows. The study cited older maternal age, mothers' choice, doctors' practice patterns and legal pressures as factors that could be contributing to the continued rise of C-section births. The US Caesarean birth rate is more than twice the 15 percent rate considered optimal by the World Health Organization.

23-03-2010, 06:48 PM	#2
oioioi Banned Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Evidently Chickentown Posts: 11,592	Possibly nothing more than accelerated evolution. Mrs oioioi had to have an emergency c-section basically because baby oioioi is half mine and I'm not Greek! Mrs oioioi is designed to carry Greek babies and, on the whole, Greek men are smaller than me. With increased mobility and therefore an increase in inter racial breeding there would be an increase in this phenomenon.

23-03-2010, 06:49 PM	#3
moving finger Banned Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Down in the basement, working for the government Posts: 3,721	Vanity, and avoiding the risk of costly complications. I read in a news articlew that the US has very poor death rates in pregnancy & labour because people can't afford the check-ups & so on. Or so they can take DNA samples & see if they want your offspring for experiments. Whichever.

23-03-2010, 07:14 PM	#4
milone Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 565	Vanity, yes that has crossed my mind too....so many women feel the "need" to have children but dont want to go through all of the pain of actual child birth...I understand in some circumstances it is necessary for the health of the mother and child but this is getting to rediculous levels now....