*** Quoting Danny Ceppa from a message to Nancy Backus ***

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

 NB> Stats can be used any which way, of course...  :)

 NB> But, there is some background on those...  There are* more sections
 NB> scheduled than used to be, and at least some of them are for the
 NB> convenience of the doctor.  But some of them are due to complications
 NB> that become apparent due to closer monitoring during labor.

DC> Natural childbirth is still safer.  

 NB> I suspect that some of the mortality may be because they are trying to
 NB> save younger fetuses that would otherwise have never made it.  But I
 NB> wouldn't be surprised to find that some of them could be from birthing
 NB> too early, on ones that are done for convenience rather than need. 

DC> The main reason caesariens are up is for convenience of the mother. 


And what do you base that on?

Older mothers having first child stats not matching that of younger ones?
                                       xxcarol

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