CESAREAN-SECTION - EVERY WOMANS RIGHT TO CHOOSE

Until recently, doctors and patients have been united in wanting lower caesarean section rates. This is changing, and the concept of a more liberal patient-centred choice is gaining credence. Caesarean sections are no longer black and white decisions, but are becoming increasingl y discretionary, based on maternal choice, their increasing safety for mother and baby, and recognition of the pelvic damage associated with vaginal birth.