R-E-V-E-A-L-E-D: Childbirth complications on the rise in US hospitals

Before you travel to US for Childbirth....read this!
 

FRESH facts have emerged to show that complications  from so-called “safe deliveries” are on the rise among women who give birth at American hospitals.
This not so cheering news is an eye opener for women from countries outside the US particularly Nigeria, who have penchant for travelling abroad to give birth.
New data from a recent  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC study on pregnant women in the United States of America , say up to 75 percent of women are experiencing heart attacks, strokes, severe bleeding, kidney failure, or death and other complications during or after childbirth at  hospitals across the US.

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The  Report suggests  either human health or hospital safety – or both – are on the decline.  Findings show that  in 1998, roughly 74 out of every 10,000 women who gave birth at a US hospital had such complications. But between 2008 and 2009, the figure jumped to 129 out of every 10,000 women, or 75 percent higher, according to the CDC figures.
Similarly, the number of women who experienced post-delivery complications in 1998 was about 14 out of every 10,000. Today, that number has jumped 114 percent to 29 cases out of every 10,000.
Although the overall number of women who experienced hospital birth complications is relatively low – just over one percent of hospital births in America result in severe complications – the dramatic rise percentage-wise is concerning many, especially because the Report provides no specifics as to why the increase might be occurring.
Sources however, claim the causes include more older women having children, more pregnant women being obese, and an overall increase in existing health problems among pregnant women.
In a related development, filthy hospitals, incompetent staff also linked to pregnancy complications Other potential causes of the rise in childbirth complications include filthy hospitals and incompetent medical staff, both of which are becoming increasingly prevalent across the U.S. Drug-resistant “superbugs” have become progressively worse over the past decade, and many hospital rooms and their respective equipment and surgical tools have become breeding grounds for these deadly offenders.
Major medical errors made by doctors and hospital staff during and after childbirth are also increasingly problematic. Negligent prenatal care, for instance, which often includes failure by medical staff to properly assess medical conditions of birth defects, puts both mother and baby at serious risk. Other errors during the childbirth process include improper assessment of complications that arise due to a baby’s size or position, or failure to order a cesarean section when one is needed.
To avoid these potential instances of serious medical malpractice, many expectant mothers are now choosing to have a natural childbirth at home. Not only are midwives typically far more tuned in to the specific needs of the pregnant woman who they are assisting, but they also tend to avoid opting for unnecessary drug and surgical interventions except as a last resort in extreme situations.
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Mmmhhh! scary!

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