Preserving Vaginal Birth: A Call to Action

Preserving Vaginal Birth: A Call to Action

Editorial on the campaign by the American College of Nurse-Midwives to reduce the increasing number of unnecessary elective caesareans in the USA. The need to provide women with accurate information about the risks and benefits of caesarians is discussed and the role of midwives in supporting vagina...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of midwifery & women's health 2006-07, Vol.51 (4), p.239-241
Hauptverfasser: Williams, Deanne R., Avery, Melissa D.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Cesarean Section - standards
Cesarean Section - trends
Delivery, Obstetric - trends
Female
Health Promotion - organization & administration
Humans
Midwifery - organization & administration
Nursing
Patient Participation
Practice Guidelines as Topic
Pregnancy
Societies, Nursing
United States
Vaginal Birth after Cesarean - standards
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Zusammenfassung:Editorial on the campaign by the American College of Nurse-Midwives to reduce the increasing number of unnecessary elective caesareans in the USA. The need to provide women with accurate information about the risks and benefits of caesarians is discussed and the role of midwives in supporting vaginal birth is considered. [(BNI unique abstract)] 14 references
ISSN:1526-9523
1542-2011
DOI:10.1016/j.jmwh.2006.04.008