Cesarean Section on Maternal Request: A Societal and Professional Failure and Symptom of a Much Larger Problem

Birth

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 305-310

  Klein, Michael C ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cesarean; Educational reform; Maternal choice; Pelvic floor; Urinary incontinence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CESAREAN SECTION; DECISION MAKING; DELIVERY; EDUCATION; ELECTIVE SURGERY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; OBSTETRICS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PELVIS FLOOR; PREGNANCY; URINE INCONTINENCE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

CESAREAN SECTION; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; OBSTETRICS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PELVIC FLOOR; PREGNANCY; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, ELECTIVE; URINARY INCONTINENCE;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84869838368     PISSN: 07307659     EISSN: 1523536X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/birt.12006     Document Type: Article

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