``We're asking hospitals to develop procedures so that if there isn't a specific medical reason for a (repeat) Caesarean birth, the woman will be encouraged to attempt labor,'' says Dr. Mary Jo O'Sullivan of the University of Miami.
- Lower the risk posed to women and infants by medically unnecessary Caesareans.
- Reduce health care costs. Average hospital and doctor fees for vaginal birth, $2,620; for a Caesarean, $4,330.
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