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Eager Australians want babies for Christmas
Dec 14, 2011, 23:54 GMT
Sydney - A rash of bookings for pre-Christmas births prompted obstetricians to warn pregnant women Thursday of the downside of what one called 'social deliveries.'
Women are asking for induced births so they can be at home with their new baby for the Christmas holiday.
Obstetrician David O'Callaghan cautioned that 'social inductions' raised the risk to mother and baby because of increased use of epidurals, caesareans and forcep and vacuum deliveries.
'The subsequent longer labour is more stressful on the baby and the use of forceps is more stressful on the baby,' he told Melbourne's Sun Herald newspaper.
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