Tuesday, May 29, 2012

"What to reject when you're expecting" -- 10 overused procedures and 10 things you should do during pregnancy

In this on-target article, What to reject when you're expecting: 10 procedures to think twice about during your pregnancy, Consumer Reports offers top reasons for rising numbers of maternal deaths and of premature and low-birth-weight babies in the United States. One reason is that mothers are less healthy -- but another key reason, Consumer Reports says, is the "health-care system that has developed into a highly profitable labor-and-delivery machine, operating according to its own timetable rather than the less predictable schedule of mothers and babies."

The article discusses C-Sections and other overused procedures. It also offers "10 things you should do during your pregnancy." #3 is Consider a midwife.

Read the article: What to reject when you're expecting: 10 procedures to think twice about during your pregnancy

1 comment:

  1. thanks for this posting, i will definitely share with my doula clients who are not utilizing Midwives and those who are not practicing the Midwives Model of Care.

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