Eytons' Earth: Natural & Alternative Medicine

[silver_lover]

The press, at least in the UK, is taking note of a study just published
in the medical journal The Lancet. I have not read the actual article,
but here is what the British newspaper The Independent said:

An investigation of caesarean births, which are increasing worldwide,
has revealed that dangers to both mother and baby are increased in
hospitals where the procedure is most commonly carried out.

Writing in The Lancet, the researchers say the study of 97,000
deliveries in eight countries in Latin America showed the risks to the
baby began to increase as caesarean rates rose from 10 to 20 per cent.
Just under half were "elective" or planned caesareans, while the
remainder were emergencies carried out during labour when the women got into difficulties. They say their findings "should be generalisable
beyond the participating institutions."

Jose Villar and colleagues from the World Health Organisation say the
number of caesareans performed "reflect a complex social process,
affected by clinical status, family and social pressures, the legal
system, availability of technology, women's role models".

They add: "High rates of caesarean delivery do not necessarily indicate
good quality care or services. Our results show how a medical
intervention that is effective when applied to sick individuals in
emergency situations can do more harm than good when applied to healthy populations."

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You can read the complete Independent news article at:

"http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article570208.ece"http:
//news.independent.co.uk/uk/health_medical/article570208.ece

Sincerely,
Susan Hodges, “gatekeeper”

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