The Complex Reality of Induction, C-Sections, and Baby Safety Introduction Writers on Substack enjoy describing various childbirth situations, and they comment on which they think are best. As a mother of three, I have experience many of these. One of my children was born premature by C-section at 36 weeks (after premature labor onset at…
Obstetrics and Newborn Care are Greatly Improved
In the distant past, maternal and infant mortality rates were excessive. The history of childbirth is one of great risks. Before modern obstetrics, childbirth was one of the most dangerous events in a woman’s life. The risk was so common and visible that nearly every extended family had stories of mothers, infants, or both dying…
