Exploring healthy pregnant women's decisions to opt for an elective caesarean section
The rate of Caesarean sections (CS) in the UK is on the increase. In the year 1989-90 the rate was 11.3% rising to 17% for the year 1997-98 (Marx et al, 2001). The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends that no more than 15% of all births are by CS. Today in the UK 22% of all babies are born by...
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University of East London
2006
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.532609 |