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Caesarean delivery and long term child health
Misinformation about caesarean sections
BMJ 2015; 350 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h3489 (Published 30 June 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;350:h3489
- Paul T-Y Ayuk, consultant obstetrician1
- 1Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle NE1 4LP, UK
- paul1ayuk{at}hotmail.com
The caesarean section rate remains an issue for polarised debate. If Blustein and Liu are right,1 women are choosing to give birth by a more risky route. However, this debate usually comes with a fair dose of misinformation and opinion. These authors do not disappoint.
Firstly, women with a previous caesarean do not have to decide between a caesarean …
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