Silent Knife: Cesarean Prevention and Vaginal Birth After Cesarean, VBACDiscusses the risks of cesarean sections to the mother and infant and suggests methods for avoiding unnecessary cesarean births. |
Contents
Cesarean Section in | 7 |
Voices of the Victims Letters from Cesarean Mothers | 41 |
Grieving and Healing | 59 |
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