The Unnecesarean

The Unnecesarean: noun, often capitalized

1. A delivery performed via cesarean section for which there is no medical indication
2. A medically unnecessary cesarean section
3. Excess C/S

Delivery by cesarian is performed at astronomically high rates in the United States (33%).  A medically safe rate of cesarian is around 15%, while some hospitals have rates as high as 40-50%. That means that more than half of the cesareans that are performed are medically unnecessary.

Check out my most recent blog post for Baby-Birth about unnecesarians. Click here