C-Sections Can Cause ‘More Harm Than Good’ If ‘Overused,’ Opinion Piece Says

Although caesarean sections can “sav[e] lives when performed as an emergency intervention” during childbirth, the procedure can cause “more harm than good when overused,” Jennifer Block, author of the book “Pushed: The Painful Truth About Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care,” writes in a Los Angeles Times opinion piece. [click link for full article]

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Filed under: Nursing on September 28th, 2007