One-Quarter of Vaginal Births Cause Tiny Brain Hemorrhages

One-Quarter of Vaginal Births Cause Tiny Brain Hemorrhages - Forbes.com: "'This study demonstrates that intracranial hemorrhages are much more common in newborns than expected,' said one of the study's authors, Dr. Honor Wolfe, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine. 'For parents and obstetricians, hearing that 26 percent of babies have bleeds in the head is frightening, and it may lead some to conclude that C-section is safer. But, we have no evidence that these bleeds are problems later in life, and women have delivered vaginally for centuries.'

Plus, she noted, C-sections have risks as well, especially for the mother. 'I don't think patients should change plans for delivery based on the findings in this study.'"