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Author Moore, Michele

Title Cesarean section : understanding and celebrating your baby's birth / Michele Moore, Caroline de Costa
Published Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003

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Description 1 online resource (vi, 149 pages) : illustrations
Series Johns Hopkins Press health book
Johns Hopkins Press health book.
Contents pt. 1. The why, what, and when of cesarean section -- Why are cesarean sections performed? -- A brief history of cesarean section -- What happens in cesarean section and who performs the surgery? -- When is a cesarean section an emergency? -- When is a cesarean section not an emergency? -- Considering the risks of cesarean section -- pt. 2. What's next? After a cesarean section -- Going home: you and your family -- Postpartum depression -- Contraception -- Vaginal birth after cesarean section
Summary Annotation One in four babies born in the United States and Europe comes into the world via Cesarean section. Yet this procedure has been described by critics as an unnecessary and potentially dangerous medical intervention. Consequently, expectant mothers often fear this option, and women who have had C-sections can feel a sense of failure. In Cesarean Section: Understanding and Celebrating Your Baby's Birth, Drs. Michele Moore and Caroline de Costa emphasize the joy of delivering a healthy baby, however that is best achieved. They explain why Cesarean births are sometimes preferable to vaginal delivery for both mother and baby, and they help women understand the issues behind the decision to perform the procedure. From anesthesia, surgery, and recovery through at-home care of mother and child, the authors offer reassurance and practical information for all mothers and mothers-to-be. They also discuss the latest findings on postpartum depression and planning for future births, including the possibility of vaginal birth after a Cesarean section. For every woman who has a planned - or unplanned - Cesarean section, this book provides the information they need to alleviate their fears and come to value this delivery option."Because up to a quarter of all births are Cesarean births, prenatal preparation should include information about Cesarean sections for every woman. And that is why we have written this guide ... We believe strongly that it is time to speak out and say that Cesarean section is a normal birth method and that women who have a Cesarean section should not be made to feel that they have failed ... We hope you find the information in this book useful and helpful in thinking about C-section, whether you have already had a Cesarean and want to understand the experience better, you wish to plan for another C-section birth, or you are expecting a baby and want to be informed about all the possibilities ahead, including this other normal way of bringing a baby into the world."--The Introduction
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-146) and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Cesarean section -- Popular works
Delivery (Obstetrics)
Cesarean section.
Human beings.
Female
Humans
Cesarean Section
Delivery, Obstetric
Homo sapiens (species)
MEDICAL -- Gynecology & Obstetrics.
Cesarean section
Delivery (Obstetrics)
Genre/Form Popular works
Form Electronic book
Author De Costa, Caroline, 1947-
LC no. 2002013625
ISBN 0801881331
9780801881336
0801873363
9780801873362
0801873371
9780801873379