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Editor, Pauline McDonagh Hull: "Planned cesarean delivery is a legitimate birth plan when compared with the risks of a planned vaginal delivery."

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LATEST NEWS
**25 Jan 10 Stakeholder representative at first meeting of NICE Caesarean Guideline review
**15 Jan 10 Beijing Radio panelist on 1-hour 'Today' programme: Cesarean delivery in China
**12 Jan 10 WHO study advises against non-medial cesareans but how accurate is the advice?
**28 Dec 09 Planned Cesarean Delivery Offers Protection Against Pelvic Floor Disorders (PR)
**14 Dec 09 Radio interview for BBC Radio Wales' The Irritated Consultant - caesarian births under the spotlight
**26 Oct 09 Finally: WHO admits there is no evidence for a 10-15% cesarean threshold (PR)
**07 Oct 09 WHO Finally Admits - the 'Optimum Rate [of Caesarean Section] Is Unknown' and 'There Is No Empirical Evidence' for Its 1985 Recommendation of 10-15%
**27-29 Mar 09 Seminar speaker at the 2009 'Controversies in Childbirth' Conference in Texas
**Oct 08 The Coalition for Childbirth Autonomy was formed
**Read about other articles, media interviews and press releases here

MYTH BUSTING
*Too posh to push? No, it's perfectly natural decision to make
*You are less, not more, likely to die with planned cesarean delivery
*It is not always more costly than vaginal delivery
*15% rate limit has 'no evidence', says WHO

CESAREAN RISKS and BENEFITS
...for your baby and for you ...PLUS vaginal delivery risks ...for your baby and for you
...AND medical views on both

PLUS
*Justifying your decision with medical studies
*Top 5 Reasons Why Choosing a Cesarean is ok

Dr Ralph W Hale, MD, FACOG: 'This website will help explain some of the confusion surrounding the choice of elective cesarean delivery so the patient is better able to discuss this option, if she desires an elective cesarean, with her obstetrician or midwife.'
UK Birth Trauma Association: 'ec provides a unique source of information for women who want to consider caesarean section or who want to explore all the options before arriving at their own personal decision.'

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