Medical experts alarmed by out-of-hospital C-sections in Florida
A new state law will allow surgeons to perform cesarean deliveries in "advanced birth centers" despite the risk of complications.
A new law in Florida allowing doctors to perform C-sections in outpatient birth centers has raised serious safety concerns among medical experts, who say The procedures carry a small but real risk of life-threatening complications and should not be undertaken outside of hospitals.
The proposed new facilities, called advanced birth centers, do not will not be able to quickly mobilize additional staff, equipment and skills in the event of sudden complications, as a hospital would, critics noted.
“A "A pregnant patient who is considered low risk at one moment may suddenly need life-saving care the next," said Dr. Cole Greves, the Florida district president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
“Advanced birth centers, even with enhanced regulations, cannot guarantee the level of safety that patients would experience in a hospital. ", he said.
Florida's law, the first of its kind in the country, comes as the United States grapples with a rate of maternal mortality which far exceeds those of a comparable -income country.
Florida itself lags behind other states in care. maternal mortality rates, earning a D+ rating in a recent March of Dimes report due to higher-than-average maternal mortality rates and death rates among black babies, double that of white babies. high rates of C-sections, and rates of premature births and infant deaths are worse than the national average.
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A new state law will allow surgeons to perform cesarean deliveries in "advanced birth centers" despite the risk of complications.
A new law in Florida allowing doctors to perform C-sections in outpatient birth centers has raised serious safety concerns among medical experts, who say The procedures carry a small but real risk of life-threatening complications and should not be undertaken outside of hospitals.
The proposed new facilities, called advanced birth centers, do not will not be able to quickly mobilize additional staff, equipment and skills in the event of sudden complications, as a hospital would, critics noted.
“A "A pregnant patient who is considered low risk at one moment may suddenly need life-saving care the next," said Dr. Cole Greves, the Florida district president of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
“Advanced birth centers, even with enhanced regulations, cannot guarantee the level of safety that patients would experience in a hospital. ", he said.
Florida's law, the first of its kind in the country, comes as the United States grapples with a rate of maternal mortality which far exceeds those of a comparable -income country.
Florida itself lags behind other states in care. maternal mortality rates, earning a D+ rating in a recent March of Dimes report due to higher-than-average maternal mortality rates and death rates among black babies, double that of white babies. high rates of C-sections, and rates of premature births and infant deaths are worse than the national average.
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The state has high rates of C-sections, and rates of premature births and infant deaths are worse than the national average. p>
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