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The latest birthing craze?

Why gentle C-sections are the latest birthing craze: http://nypost.com/2016/08/30/why-gentle-c-sections-are-the-latest-birthing-craze/ Gentle Caesarean? Family-centered Caesarean? Natural Caesarean? Pshaw! Having had two unnecessary c-sections, this childbirth educator can tell you – with certainty – that there is NOTHING gentle, family-centered or natural about having major abdominal surgery, of which, a caesarian is classified under. According to the World Health Organization (WHO): The rate of caesarean section births in the U.S. is 32.7% !!! — well above the “medically necessary” target of 10 percent to 15 percent that WHO says is ideal. More, our high section rate does not produce lower maternal or infant […]

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