Choosing Cesarean: A Natural Birth Plan. Dieser Artikel ist nicht verfügbar.Choosing Cesarean: A Natural Birth Plan

Obstetrician and gynecologist Magnus Murphy, MD, and journalist/advocate Pauline McDonagh Hull offer a compelling case for surgical delivery as a legitimate birth choice for informed women. By offering a wealth of medical evidence from around the world and thoughtfully countering the many objections detractors have lodged against it, the authors convincingly demonstrate that a planned cesarean birth at thirty-nine- plus weeks is a safe and often preferred alternative to a planned vaginal delivery. An indispensable guide for women, their families, and medical professionals.

Magnus Murphy, MD (Calgary, Alberta, Canada), is the author (with Carol L. Wasson) of Pelvic Health and Childbirth: What Every Woman Needs to Know. He is an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Calgary. He is also in a private practice specializing in pelvic floor disorders and at the Pelvic Floor Clinic at the Calgary Regional Health Authority. He created the website www.pelvicfloor.com, which provides information on these disorders.

Pauline McDonagh Hull (Farnham, Surrey, UK) is editor of www.electivecesarean.com, a Web site that provides specific information on elective cesareans and offers support to women with this birth plan. She also campaigns for recognition of the legitimacy of planned cesareans via her blog www.cesareandebate.blogspot.com. Formerly, she worked as a BBC News broadcast journalist and producer in London.