The Case Against Elective Cesarean Section
- 1 December 2001
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Wolters Kluwer Health in The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing
- Vol. 15 (3) , 23-38
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00005237-200112000-00004
Abstract
Prominent American and British obstetricians have been advocating for performing more Cesareans. They argue that Cesarean section is as safe or nearly as safe as vaginal birth, eliminates pelvic floor damage and the consequent symptoms caused by vaginal birth, is safer for the infant, and is desired by many women; however, abundant evidence in the medical literature refutes the validity of those claims.Keywords
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