Cesarean Birth from Three Research Perspectives

Author: Moore, Mary Lou

Source: The Journal of Perinatal Education, Volume 13, Number 4, 2004 , pp. 50-52(3)

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

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Abstract:

Issues surrounding cesarean birth are of interest to researchers from varied disciplines and nations. In this column, three studies that examine aspects of cesarean birth are reviewed. One study presented a review of 11 studies and found differences in the perceptions of white and minority mothers toward labor, vaginal birth, and cesarean birth. In a second study on infant outcomes, Japanese researchers found differences in transient tachypnea in infants born in the first half of the 37^th week gestation and those born in the second half of the 37^th week and the 38^th week of gestation. In a third study conducted in Norway, researchers found more complications when cesarean birth occurred at advanced dilation. The three studies' implications for childbirth educators are discussed.

Keywords: cesarean birth; childbirth education

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1624/105812404X6234

Publication date: 2004-09-01

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