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Editorial: When is a caesarian section not a caesarian section? [sic]

Abstract:

Caesarian section: is it a childbirth operation or is it an operation performed in childbirth? We are reminded constantly of the ever increasing application of this procedure in the western world. With improved morbidity and mortality rates there is less chance of infection and anaemia, and a reduction of the risks of thrombosis. There are many psychologically 'damaged' women who have not integrated their previous birth experience and are very fearful towards the imminent next one. Fundamentally, it's not that the previous birth was not a birth but an operation, as much as damage from attitudes of the professionals during her total care and the woman's feeling of loss of control.

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