CAESAREANS AND CHILD HEALTH - Misinformation about caesarean sections

摘要

The caesarean section rate remains an issue for polarised debate. If Blustein and Liu are right, women are choosing to give birth by a more risky route. However, this debate usually comes with a fair dose of misinformation and opinion. These authors do not disappoint. Firstly, women with a previous caesarean do not have to decide between a caesarean and a vaginal delivery but between a planned caesarean and a planned vaginal delivery. A planned vaginal delivery carries up to a 63% risk of emergency caesarean.2 This subtle but key difference is at the centre of antenatal misinformation.