The book
examines: - why the research shows so little benefit for physiologic care and so little harm from medical - model
management - what's behind the cesarean epidemic - what the research establishes as optimal care for initiating labor, facilitating labor progress, guarding maternal and fetal
safety, birthing the baby, and promoting
safety for mother and baby after the birth - the true, quantified risks of primary cesarean surgery, planned VBAC versus elective repeat cesarean, instrumental vaginal delivery, and regional analgesia - how the organization of the maternity care
system adversely impacts care outcomes