{"id":29391,"date":"2014-07-03T07:36:38","date_gmt":"2014-07-03T07:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=29391"},"modified":"2014-07-03T07:36:38","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T07:36:38","slug":"c-section-linked-to-stillbirth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2014\/07\/c-section-linked-to-stillbirth\/","title":{"rendered":"C-section ‘linked to stillbirth’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Women who have c-sections are 14% more likely to have a stillbirth in future than those giving birth naturally, say researchers.<\/p>\n
And c-sections raised the chance of an ectopic pregnancy by 9%, according to a study of more than 800,000 Danish first-time mothers.<\/p>\n
Prof Louise Kenny of University College Cork described the risks as “very low”.<\/p>\n
Performing 3,000 caesareans would lead to one extra stillbirth in a subsequent pregnancy, she said.<\/p>\n
“Although these are rare outcomes, they are devastating for parents and healthcare providers,” Prof Kenny told BBC News.<\/p>\n
“Therefore, we would advise women to avoid requesting a caesarean section when there is no medical indication to do so.”<\/p>\n
Dr Patrick O’Brien of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists said the findings were “reassuring”.<\/p>\n
“It’s quite reassuring that any increased risk of stillbirth in a subsequent pregnancy is very small indeed,” he said.<\/p>\n
“Any stillbirth is a stillbirth too many but the absolute risk is very small indeed.”<\/p>\n