-> On 10 Jan 07  20:00:32, Andy Ball got back to Nancy Backus 
-> Re: births  was: Teething

 NB> It partly depends on how the caesarian is done.  There
 > are some ways that can make having a normal delivery
 > more risky, others that don't have much impact on that
 > at all.

 AB> I think I was told that a transverse (side-to-side) incision caused
 AB> less damage to the uterus than a longitudinal (top-to -bottom) one. 
 AB> The orientation of the scar on the skin may not reflect the type of
 AB> incision into the uterus itself. 

I just read sone stats on it the other day.  Cesaerian births are up 
30%   

And, infant mortality for cesaerians is twice as great than that for
a natural childbirths.  


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