Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 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; References; Index
Summary
This book critically analyzes the place of caesarean in childbearing at the beginning of the twenty-first century