PL.78 Maternal Request for a Caesarean Section in the Absence of Medical Indications
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Indications for caesarean section.
Caesarean section rates are rising. Caesarean section confers an increase in maternal mortality and morbidity as well as having considerable financial implications. Caesarean section is usually justified by the assumed benefit for the fetus. These benefits are often unquantified and based on scanty evidence. The changing trends in the rates of caesarean section for various indications may be ex...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1359-2998,1468-2052
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-303966.260