Cut It Out : : The C-Section Epidemic in America /

Cut It Out : : The C-Section Epidemic in America / / Theresa Morris.

Cut It Out examines the exponential increase in the United States of the most technological form of birth that exists: the cesarean section. While c-section births pose a higher risk of maternal death and medical complications, can have negative future reproductive consequences for the mother, incre...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter New York University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
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Morris, Theresa,
Place / Publishing House:New York, NY : : New York University Press, , [2013]
©2013
Year of Publication:2013
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource :; 5 black and white illustrations
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • PART I. The Root of the Problem
  • 1. The Liability Threat in Obstetrics
  • PART II. Control Systems Embedded in Hospitals
  • 2. The Tyranny of the Rules
  • 3. Too Much Information
  • PART III. The Effects of Organizational Constraints
  • 4. The Big Kahuna
  • 5. Women’s Lack of Choice in Labor and Birth
  • Conclusion
  • Methods Appendix
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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