Feb 11, 2010

With scar treatments, C-section births on the rise

As research continually indicates that caesarean section births do not cause serious long-term medical problems, and as new remedies to C-section scars emerge, increasingly more infants are being born through the alternative technique.

A 2009 report released by the Canadian Institute for Health Information revealed that 28 percent of children born in Canadian hospitals were delivered by C-section, the Calgary Herald reports.

While the figure represents just over a quarter of the population, in 1969, just 5 percent of pregnant women in Canada elected for a caesarean birth.

Data from the Alberta Health Services suggest that an increase in deliveries by mothers older than 35 as well as the growing popularity of fertility treatments will keep the number of C-section births on the rise.

Dr Linda Slocombe, president of the Calgary Physicians Association told the news source, "Caesarians are more common because they are seen as safer for the baby. People aren't willing to accept that a baby may suffer from a difficult delivery."

While the surgical procedure during a delivery typically leaves a broad scar, silicone ointments and silicone gel sheeting have been used to help prevent C-section scars and other keloid formation after surgery.
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