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A 5 page paper that discusses the increase in the number of Cesarean deliveries. The essay reports the data, what certain organizations say about the ethics of unnecessary Cesareans and discusses the complications and risks of primary and repeat Cesareans. The writer also comments on what nurses can and cannot do about this issue. Statistical data included. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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decision between the woman, her mate, if any, and her physician. If a nurse attempted to persuade a woman one way or the other, a complaint could be filed against
her/him. Nurses, from students to veterans need to know how to care for women who have had either type of delivery. This is the nurses job, to learn, to understand
and to provide the appropriate care for their patients. That said, this essay will now report the data concerning Cesareans and discuss the issues of concern about this type
of birth. New Scientist (2006) reported "nearly 30 per cent of births are Caesareans and the number is on the rise" (p. 7) in the United states (New Scientist, 2006).
This same article reports that many are for non-medical reasons but definite data regarding these types of deliveries are unknown (New Scientist, 2006). We do know about 1.2 million Cesareans
"were performed in 2004" (Pediatrics, 2006, p. 703). The National Center for Health Statistics reported that number "accounted for 29.1 percent of all births that year" (Pediatrics, 2006, p. 703).
Compare that to previous rates of "27.3 percent in 2003 and 20.7 percent in 1996" (Pediatrics, 2006, p. 703). That is a significant increase in the number of C-Sections
and one must wonder - Why? This article suggested the reasons have to do with physician fears of having a malpractice lawsuit filed against them is something goes wrong with
a vaginal delivery and also to the mother opting for this type of delivery (Pediatrics, 2006). An article by Hollander (2005) reported that in 2001, as many as 11 percent
of first Cesareans and 65 percent of repeat Cesareans may not have been medically necessary. This same study also found there is a difference between the number of repeat Cesareans
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