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Article: The emotions of cesarean birth.(Pregnancy & Birth)
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- Special Delivery
- Article date:
- March 22, 2004
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Paulin e Dillard announced that she is beginning a research project on the long-term emotional reactions to cesarean sections. With the c-section rate in the United States rising every year it is important to not just consider the physical aspects for the mother and baby, but also the emotional aspects and how they affect parenting and marital relationships.
"Every day women are subjected to surgical birth without any real understanding of why. This often leads to emotional difficulties later that are ignored by the current obstetrical environment," Pauline stated. Pauline is looking for volunteers to answer an extensive survey about their birthing experience. ...