Mothers' death rates under scrutiny
Analysis of mortality report shows possible links to surgery
By Mary Beth Pfeiffer
June 14, 2009
Poughkeepsie Journal

Seventy percent of women who died from pregnancy-related causes in New York state underwent cesarean-section births, more than twice the rate at which cesareans are performed in the state.

The findings come from a report on maternal mortality obtained under the Freedom of Information Law from the state Health Department, which sponsored the study. The research was performed by the New York chapter of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ...