Allowing women to extend labor reduces rate of Cesarean delivery

Wednesday, March 16, 2016 - 10:20 in Health & Medicine

The study suggests that C-section rates could be reduced by over 50 percent by increasing the time allowed in the final phase of labor before a C-section is initiated. Researchers say labor guidelines that date to the 1800s need to be updated.

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