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Record Nr.

UNINA9910452039103321

Autore

Moore Michele

Titolo

Cesarean section [[electronic resource] ] : understanding and celebrating your baby's birth / / Michele Moore, Caroline de Costa

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Baltimore, : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-8018-8133-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (160 p.)

Collana

A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book

Altri autori (Persone)

De CostaCaroline <1947->

Disciplina

618.4

Soggetti

Cesarean section

Delivery (Obstetrics)

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-146) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The why, what, and when of cesarean section -- Why are cesarean sections performed? -- A brief history of cesarean section -- What happens in cesarean section and who performs the surgery? -- When is a cesarean section an emergency? -- When is a cesarean section not an emergency? -- Considering the risks of cesarean section -- pt. 2. What's next? After a cesarean section -- Going home: you and your family -- Postpartum depression -- Contraception -- Vaginal birth after cesarean section.