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Jury Awards Woman $755,000 in Emergency Room Medical Malpractice CasePosted on 5/16/2012
New Board Recommendations Important to Safety of Atlanta PatientsPosted on 5/9/2012
Are Georgia and U.S. Doctors Committing Medical Malpractice Online?Posted on 5/2/2012
Georgia and U.S. Nursing Homes’ Emergency Preparedness QuestionedPosted on 5/1/2012
Military Man Sues U.S. Government for Medical Malpractice DamagesPosted on 4/23/2012
“Doctors and Consumers Fight Unnecessary Testing”Posted on 4/18/2012
Could a New Diagnostic Tool Help Predict Heart Attacks and Save Lives?Posted on 4/9/2012
Important New Study Published on Most Common Childhood Leukemia, ALLPosted on 4/1/2012
Are Low Income Patients More Likely to Sue for Medical Malpractice?Posted on 3/19/2012
Are State Medical Boards Protecting the Public from Medical Malpractice?Posted on 3/9/2012

Is a family practitioner able to perform a caesarean section delivery?

A: For women who are pregnant and preparing for childbirth, it is important to know that the possibility of a caesarean section (C-section) delivery is around 1 out of 3 today. According to the most recent data from the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, approximately 32 percent of all U.S. childbirths are performed through a caesarean section procedure. Any obstetrician can perform a C-section, but if the pregnant woman elects to have a family practitioner perform the delivery, a C-section may not be possible.

Only some family practitioners have clinical privileges to perform C-section deliveries. Though some C-sections are planned ahead of time, sudden complications occasionally arise during childbirth which may all but require a C-section. For example, if the baby is showing signs of decreased oxygen levels or abnormal heart activity during the delivery, a C-section allows the baby to be delivered much faster than if done vaginally. There are risks to a C-section delivery as well. These include occasional breathing complications for the baby, negative reactions to the anesthesia by the mother's body or an accidental surgical injury to a nearby organ during the procedure.