- http://www.lvrj.com/news/c-sections-some-question-whether-surgery-occurs-only-for-medical-necessity-145467485.html
- http://www.lvrj.com/health/las-vegas-doctors-women-try-to-change-c-section-approach-145715925.html
- http://www.lvrj.com/news/las-vegas-rally-brings-attention-to-high-rate-of-cesarian-births-168408526.html
List date(s) this work was published or aired.
April 1, 2012; April 2, 2012; September 2, 2012
Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any significant findings.
C-sections have become the most common surgical procedure in the nation’s hospitals. Stories deal with whether these procedures are done as a medical necessity or for the convenience and monetary gain of physicians and hospitals.
Explain types of documents, data or Internet resources used. Were FOI or public records act requests required? How did this affect the work?
Documents used include hospital discharge data, and medical records of women who had the procedure and government records available on Internet.
Explain types of human sources used.
Human sources included doctors, those who had the procedure, hospital officials, family members, policy makers.
Results:
No results noted at this time
Follow-up (if any). Have you run a correction or clarification on the report or has anyone come forward to challenge its accuracy? If so, please explain.
No corrections or clarifications had to be made.
Advice to other journalists planning a similar story or project.
Advice to journalists: Remember that hospitals and doctors do not want c-section data made public so information is not easy to get…