Caesarean section: every woman's right to choose?
Until recently, doctors and patients have been united in wanting lower caesarean section rates. This is changing, and the concept of a more liberal patient-centred choice is gaining credence. Caesarean sections are no longer black and white decisions, but are becoming increasingly discretionary, based on maternal choice, their increasing safety for mother and baby, and recognition of the pelvic damage associated with vaginal birth.
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Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Imperial College School of Medicine, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, London, UK. s.paterson-brown@rpms.ac.uk
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D001720:Birth Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003657:Decision Making; D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D010358:Patient Participation; D011247:Pregnancy; D012307:Risk Factors