Nikki says,


> This is going to have an enormous impact on breastfeeding and babies. I
> predict a 30% US cesarean section rate by 2010. I hope I am wrong.
>
You aren't going to be too high by any stretch of the imagination.  An
article in today's Chicago Tribune reported on a study that is coming out
next week indicating that VBACs are much riskier than reported previously --
increased incidence of rupture leading to increased incidence of maternal and
infant deaths.  Of course, it DID say that the use of "hormonal" stimulation
or induction further increased the risk -- and went on to say that if the
physician feels the mother needs to be induced, they should just go ahead and
do the C/Section.

Well, being that women are being induced for the most interesting reasons,
pushing the induction rate higher than I have seen it in YEARS, I think 30%
or higher is not far off.

I suspect we should go on the bandwagon to recruit more good and patient LCs.
 We're going to need them.  Unfortunately.

Jan -- in Wheaton

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