The case against elective cesarean section

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 23-38

  Goer, Henci ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Cesarean section; Elective Cesarean section; Elective repeat Cesarean section; Informed choice; Patient choice; Vaginal birth after Cesarean (VBAC); Vaginal instrumental delivery

Indexed keywords

BIRTH INJURY; CESAREAN SECTION; DELIVERY; ELECTIVE SURGERY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEWBORN; NORTH AMERICA; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POLITICS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SAFETY; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTERUS PROLAPSE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BIRTH INJURIES; CESAREAN SECTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LOBBYING; MATERNAL MORTALITY; MORBIDITY; NORTH AMERICA; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SAFETY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; URINARY INCONTINENCE; UTERINE PROLAPSE; VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN;

EID: 0035754631     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00005237-200112000-00004     Document Type: Article

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