Medical experts alarmed by out-of-hospital C-sections in Florida
A new law in Florida that allows doctors to perform C-sections in outpatient birth centers has raised serious safety concerns among medical experts, who say the procedures carry a small but real risk of life-threatening complications and should not be undertaken outside outside hospitals.The proposed new facilities, to be called advanced birth centers, will not be able to quickly mobilize extra staff, equipment and expertise if complications suddenly arise, as a hospital would, critics noted.“A pregnant patient who is considered low risk at one moment may suddenly need life-saving care the next,” said Dr. Cole Greves, Florida district president for the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.“Advanced birth centers, even with more stringent regulations, cannot guarantee the lev...