Planned elective cesarean section: A reasonable choice for some women?
Open Access
- 2 March 2004
- journal article
- editorial
- Published by CMA Impact Inc. in CMAJ : Canadian Medical Association Journal
- Vol. 170 (5) , 813-814
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.1032002
Abstract
A growing number of women are requesting delivery by elective cesarean section without an accepted “medical indication,” and physicians are uncertain how to respond. This trend is due in part to the general perception that cesarean delivery is much safer now than in the past and to theKeywords
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