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Article: MOTHERS AREN'T BEHIND A VOGUE FOR CAESAREANS
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- April 3, 2006
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"TOO POSH to push." The headline, which originated in British
tabloids, has been used to capture what is claimed as a trend toward
an increasing number of medically elective caesareans requested by
upper-class mothers. A just concluded National Institutes of Health
meeting on the topic of "Maternal Request Caesareans," both by the
mere title of the conference and its draft report, suggests such a
trend exists and that it contributes to a record caesarean rate in
the United States.
The problem is that there is no systematic evidence of such a
trend. Although some studies do describe an increase in caesareans
without any medical indication, this phenomenon may not represent
real "maternal ...