As a professional working in the perinatal area, knowing that C/S without labor is high risk for "malignant" transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) and pulmonary hypertension; knowing the risks of C/S to me and having gone through a long labor, only to have a C/S anyway, I would choose to "schedule" a C/S when I went into labor as the safest, easiest alternative FOR ME. Women have a right to make decisions based on what is best for them as well as what is best for their infant. There is not one person on this listserve who would not lay down his/her life for their child, but we all make very different choices regarding pain, convenience, modesty, religion, culture, etc. OBs are NOT doing C-sections based on money or their convenience, but based on what women are requesting. As someone with a son, a husband and 3 dogs and 3 cats - all of whom are cuddlers - I still think test tubes are looking good! Nancy Nancy E. Wight MD, FAAP, IBCLC Neonatologist, Children's Hospital, and Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women Medical Director, Lactation Services, Sharp HealthCare San Diego, CA, USA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html