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Understanding the Dangers of Cesarean Birth : Making Informed Decisions.

Jukelevics, Nicette.

Understanding the Dangers of Cesarean Birth : Making Informed Decisions. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (299 pages) - The Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living Series . - The Praeger Series on Contemporary Health and Living Series .

Cover -- Contents -- Series Foreword -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- Part I. Background -- 1. Free Fall -- 2. Nondisclosure: The Missing Information for Making Informed Decisions -- 3. Patient Choice or Physician Choice Cesareans? -- Part II. Cesarean Delivery and Its Impact on Mother and Baby -- 4. About Cesarean Section -- 5. How Safe Are Cesareans? -- 6. Breaking the Silence: Birth Trauma, Cesareans, and Posttraumatic Stress -- 7. How Does a Cesarean Birth Affect the Baby? -- 8. Impact of a Cesarean Delivery on a Future Pregnancy -- Part III. Common Reasons for Cesarean -- 9. I'm Laboring as Fast as I Can: Prolonged Labor, a Highly Variable Diagnosis -- 10. Especially for Mothers: Walk, Rock, Sway, Squat, You Can Help Your Labor to Progress -- 11. Laboring for a VBAC: A Safe Alternative to a Repeat Operation -- 12. Electronic Fetal Monitoring: More Information Is Not Always Better -- 13. Breech Version: A Safe Alternative to a Planned Cesarean -- 14. Elective Induction of Labor: A Risk Factor for Cesarean Delivery -- Part IV. Reducing the Risks for Cesarean -- 15. Especially for Mothers: Coping with the Pain of Labor -- 16. Labor Support by Women for Women -- 17. Giving Birth with Midwives: Excellent Outcomes with Fewer Cesareans -- 18. Out of Hospital Birth Lowers the Odds for Cesarean Section -- 19. Especially for Mothers: Reducing the Odds for a Cesarean-What To Do during Pregnancy -- 20. Especially for Mothers: Reducing the Odds for a Cesarean-What To Do during Labor and Birth -- Part V. Changing the Status Quo -- 21. Why Normal Birth Matters -- 22. Resources: Truth and Transparency in Maternity Care -- Glossary -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M. N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.

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Cesarean section.
Mothers -- Health and hygiene.
Self-care, Health.


Electronic books.

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