How to avoid a C-section

Ancient wisdom wins again. Women in childbirth who receive supportive care (from a trained advocate who is not part of the hospital staff) are less likely to require Cesaerean sections or other medical intervention.

That’s the conclusion of a Cochrane Collaboration review of 15 randomized, controlled studies that included at total of 12,791 women.

The Cochrane group is building a library of evidence-based medicine. Read the report. Or read a news story about the report.