Elective cesarean section and decision making: A critical review of the literature

Birth

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-79

  McCourt, Chris ^a   Weaver, Jane ^a   Statham, Helen ^b   Beake, Sarah ^a   Gamble, Jenny ^c   Creedy, Debra K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WEST LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cesarean section; childbirth; Choice; Decision making

Indexed keywords

CESAREAN SECTION; CULTURAL FACTOR; DATA BASE; ELECTIVE SURGERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SURGICAL RISK; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADULT; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE;

EID: 33847041842     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-536X.2006.00147.x     Document Type: Review

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