1. 'The game of the name' -- 2. What are the questions and who's using the answers? : research into caesarean -- 3. The caesarean operation - issues and debates -- 4. International matters -- 5. Caesarean decision making - who's choosing the choices? -- 6. The immediate implications of caesarean -- 7. The long-term implications of caesarean -- 8. The significance of trial of labour and VBAC (vaginal birth after caesarean) -- 9. Conclusion