C-Sections Birth Still On The Rise

Numbers are clear the C section rate is up in our state statistics show 40% of births are surgical but why. Now a Bay Area doctors speaking out about speculation telling parents to be about key facts that better the odds for healthy delivery. Is -- why are now has the story. --

Surgery doctor -- and is a second generation OB GY yen following in the footsteps of her father a prominent Tampa doctor. Doctor Heckman says C section rates are on the rise because of fear of malpractice. She says -- doctor will find themselves in a courtroom more often for not performing a surgical birth in a timely manner. And she went on to say it has nothing to do was getting more money. The truth as Medicaid and most private insurers pay as the global feet. So the global fee is whether you have a vaginal delivery or C section so that should erase most of those fears. Doctor Heckman says surprises C sections could be addressed by President Obama in his Health Care Reform bill. I think one of the biggest treat problems with the health care bill it's on the table right now is that it doesn't address tort reform. And if you don't provide some sort of not practice relief to the physicians. Then. Defensive medicine. All of those things go up and for example your C section rate is gonna continue to rise with malpractice being the queen -- this. Obesity is and other factors C sections -- and the increase of multiple births with more parents seeking in vitro fertilization. Also doctors are less willing to perform -- back vaginal birth after a C section. Also because of -- litigation. If you do decide. Haven't been back there are several of aging lion groups in the Bay Area that will perform them. But the most critical thing to remember is that you need to be at arm's reach to a medical facility I think -- physician should be immediately available. -- need to have an operating room available blood bank and had access to large amount of blood. And I'm nursing staff immediately available. There is a risk of uterine rupture with a -- backed it could be fatal to mother and child that risked his bride at about 1%. But if it happens the results could be catastrophic. -- play -- news channel linked.