Reducing the Cesarean-Section Rate Safely

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Abstract
The article by Myers and Gleicher in this issue of the Journal addresses an important and timely question in perinatal medicine.1 A number of studies have alluded to the striking increase in the incidence of cesarean-section deliveries in the United States. This was brought out most clearly in the consensus report from the National Institutes of Health in 1980.2 Principally because of its potential for reducing health care costs, the issue of reducing the cesarean-section rate has received a good deal of attention. There is another important reason for attempting to avoid needless operative deliveries — namely, good medical practice. . . .

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