Survey of obstetricians' personal preference and discretionary practiceby Al-Mufti R, McCarthy A, Fisk NM from Royal Postgraduate Medical School, Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital, London, UK.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Infection in the Era of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapyby C Thorne and the European Collaborative Studyfrom Clinical Infectious Diseases 40(3): 458-465. February 1, 2005.www.hivandhepatitis.com
Evidence of pelvic floor nerve injury after routine vaginal birthby W. Thomas Gregory, M.D., principal investigator and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynaecology (urogynaecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery)from OHSU School of Medicine.www.news-medical.net
The National Sentinel Caesarean Section Audit Reportby RCOG Clinical Effectiveness Support Unit October 2001from National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellencewww.nice.org.uk
If you're thinking of giving birth in Britain, listen to thisby Rowan Pellingfrom The Independent On-line edition: 30 January 2005comment.independent.co.uk
Anal-sphincter disruption during vaginal deliveryby Sultan AH, Kamm MA, Hudson CN, Thomas JM, Bartram CIfrom N Engl J Med. 1993 Dec 23;329(26):1905-11www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Women's role and satisfaction in the decision to have a caesarean sectionby Turnbull DA, Wilkinson C, Yaser A, Carty V, Svigos JM, Robinson JSfrom Med J Aust. 1999 Jun 21;170(12):580-3www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Midwife staff crisis puts women at riskby Alastair McCall and Lois Rogersfrom Times Newspapers Limited Sunday Times (London)July 15, 2001home.drfoster.co.uk
Elective Caesarean Section - A Woman's Right to Choose?by Sara Paterson - Brownfrom Progress in Obstetrics and Gynaecology-14, Year-2000, Pg.202.bmj.bmjjournals.com
Prevalence of urinary incontinence and associated risk factors in a cohort of nunsby Buchsbaum GM, Chin M, Glantz C, Guzick D. Bewley S, Cockburn J IIfrom Obstet Gynecol 2002;100:226-9. 12.www.greenjournal.org
Caesarean section for non-medical reasons at termby T Lavender, GJ Hofmeyr, JP Neilson, G Gytefrom The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2004, Issue 1. Art. No.: CD004660. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004660.
Obstetricians say yes to maternal request for caesarean section: a survey of current opinionCotzias CS, Paterson-Brown S, Fisk NMfrom Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol. 2001 Jul;97(1):15-6.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Obstetric intervention rates by mothers age and parityby Macfarlane A, Mugford M, Henderson J, Furtado A, Stevens J, Dunn A.Quoted in the National Sentinel Caesarean Audit.14
NHS Maternity Statistics, England:1995-96 to 1997-98, Bulletin 2001/14by Kenney N, Macfarlane Afrom Government Statistical Service, London: Department of Health 2001
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Birth order, gestational age, and risk of delivery related perinatal death in twins: retrospective cohort studyfrom BMJ Volume 325, pp 1004-6.www.scienceblog.com
A question of deliveryby Thomas J, Paranjothy S. Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Clinical Effectiveness Support Unitfrom The National Sentinel Caesarean Section Audit Report. London: RCOG Press, 2001.www.healthmatters.org.uk
Determinants of the increasing caesarean birth rateby Anderson GM, Lomas J.from Ontario data 1979 to 1982. N Engl J Med 1984;311:887-92.content.nejm.org
Birthrate Plus : A Framework for Workforce Planning and Decision Making for Midwifery Servicesby Ball JA, Washbrook M.from Hale, Cheshire: Books for Midwives Press; 1996.www.intl.elsevierhealth.com
Differences between obstetricians in caesarean section rate and the management of labourby Guillemette J, Fraser WD.from Br J Obstet Gynaecol 1992;99:105-8.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Effects of obstetrician characteristics on caesarean delivery ratesby Poma PA.from A community hospital experience. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1999;180:1364-72.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The Preterm Prediction Study: association of cesarean delivery with increases in maternal weight and body mass indexby Brost BC, Goldenberg RL, Mercer BM, Iams JD, Meis PJ, Moawad AH, et al.from Am J Obstet Gynecol 1997;177:333-7.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
A study of choice and decision making in caesarean section Grant holdersby Jane Weaver (Research Associate), Helen Statham (Deputy Director) & Martin Richards (Director) Centre for Family Research, University of Cambridgefrom Nuffield Study Report 7th September 1999 - 6th September 2002www.sps.cam.ac.uk
The Caesarean and VBAC Information Organisationby Gina Lowdon and Debbie Chippington Derrickprovides some information about caesarean and VBAC birthswww.caesarean.org.uk
Risk of Uterine Rupture during Labor among Women with a Prior Cesarean Deliveryby Mona Lydon-Rochelle, Holt, Victoria L., Easterling, Thomas R., Martin, Diane P.from New England Journal of Medicine, Vl 345, No. 1, July 5, 2001.content.nejm.org
Caesarean myths explodedby Debbie Chippington Derrick and Gina Lowdonfrom The Caesarean and VBAC Information Organisation websitewww.chippington.dabsol.co.uk
Effect of birth interval on the rate of cesarean section for the second twin after vaginal delivery of the first twinby Queck M, Berle P.Zentralbatt fur Gynakol 1993;115(8):366-9
Neonatal respiratory morbidity at term and the risk of childhood asthmaby G C S Smith, A M Wood, I R White, J P Pell, A D Cameron and R DobbieArchives of Disease in Childhood 2004; 89:956-960adc.bmjjournals.com
Caesarean section and risk of asthma and allergy in adulthoodby Baizhuang Xu, M.D., Ph.D. et alJournal of Allergy Clinical Immunology 2001 Apr;107(4):732-3www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Mode of delivery is not associated with asthma or atopy in childhoodby Maitra A, Sherriff A, Strachan D, ALSPAC Study Team, Henderson J.Clinical and Experimental Allergy 2004; 34: 1349-1355
Peritoneal closure and adhesionsby E.A. Joura, A. Nather, M. Hohlagschwandtner and P. HussleinUniversity of Vienna, Department of Gynaecology and Obstetricshumrep.oxfordjournals.org
An evaluation of midwives' counseling of pregnant women in fear of childbirthby Elsa Lena Ryding, Asa Persson , Cecilia Onell , Linda KvistActa Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica Volume 82, Number 1 / January 01, 2003taylorandfrancis.metapress.com
Investigation of 33 women who demanded a cesarean section for personal reasonsby Ryding ELDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Central Hospital, Helsingborg, Swedenwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Caesarean section in the absence of clinical indications: The first cut is the deepestby Jeannie Douche RM, MANew Zealand College Of Midwives Journal
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Caesarean section in the absence of clinical indications: The first cut is the deepestby Jeannie Douche RM, MANew Zealand College Of Midwives Journal
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A randomised controlled trial of intervention in fear of childbirthby Saista T, Salmela-Aro K, Nurmi J-E, Kononen T, Halmesmaki EObstet. Gynecol 2001, 98: pg 820-26
Posttraumatic stress disorder after childbirth: a cross sectional studyby Wijma K, Soderquist J, Wijma B.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Linkoping University, Swedenwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Posttraumatic stress reactions after emergency cesarean sectionby Ryding EL, Wijma B, Wijma K.Department of Obstetrics, Central Hospital, Helsingborg, Swedenwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Psychological impact of emergency cesarean section in comparison with elective cesarean section, instrumental and normal vaginal deliveryby Ryding EL, Wijma K, Wijma B.Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Central Hospital, Helsingborg, Swedenwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov