Mary Hannah concludes her com-mentary on elective cesarean section1 by suggesting that
if, after appropriate counselling, a woman continues to perceive that the benefits of such a …

Mary Hannah concludes her com-mentary on elective cesarean section1 by suggesting that
if, after appropriate counselling, a woman continues to perceive that the benefits of such a …

No single topic in obstetrics is more controversial these days than that of Cesarean delivery.
Although much of the discussion centers around the issues of vaginal birth after Cesarean …

Recent studies indicating that a planned cesarean delivery is as safe for the mother as
vaginal delivery (see page 813), coupled with an increasing demand for the surgery …

Briefly [January 10, 2012, 184(1)] Page 1 News Fund resources to stay alive and healthy, and
the Global Fund will redouble its efforts to increase the available funding to continue to scale up …

2. Hannah ME. Planned elective cesarean section: A reasonable choice for some
women?[editorial]. CMAJ 2004; 170 (5): 813-4. 3. Bost BW. Cesarean delivery on demand …

Cesarean section rates continue to rise. Reasons include changing demographics, altered
clinical practice, and an increasing awareness of traumatic childbirth amongst the public …

We recently read with interest the article “All women get right to cesareans” by Sarah-Kate
Templeton on Sunday Times (October 30, 2011). This article anticipated the now updated …

The review clearly shows that for material scheduled cesarean delivery without medical
indication mortality is lower than for any other type of delivery; early maternal morbidity is …

30 urinary estriol, and the fetal response to the stress of uterine contraction or correlated
fetal movement and heart rate. Ultrasound provided an accurate means of determining fetal …