title: Auto-Caesarean section: a review of 22 cases.
abstract: The authors have trawled the literature on self-inflicted Caesarean section, assessing circumstances and probable motivation; 19/22 cases had sufficient information. In seven cases, the apparent intention was to kill the child. In four, the action resulted from some form of mental illness. In eight, the woman, in the agony of obstructed labour, took matters into her own hands. We think the third group would be more numerous if there were more publications from Africa and South Asia, where many women give birth without the aid of modern obstetrics. The survival rate among the mothers was surprisingly high.
authors: , Csongrádi út 18, Szentes, 6600, Hungary.
authors: András
authors: A
authors: Szabó
authors: Ian
authors: I
authors: Brockington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000266:history* / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049674:History, 21st Century; D006801:Humans; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D036801:Parturition / Q000523:psychology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome