Which women are at an increased risk of operative birth in the UK?

Introduction In the UK, as in many other developed countries there has been a dramatic rise in the caesarean section rate, with no associated decrease in the number of instrumental births. Women who experience an operative birth are at an increased risk of adverse health outcomes, and poorer psychos...

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Main Author: Essex, Holly Nicole
Other Authors: Pickett, Kate ; Green, Josephine ; Baston, Helen
Published: University of York 2011
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.542840