From the Book - Regular Print
Part I. Why, What, and When of Cesarean Section --
Chapter 1. Why Are Cesarean Sections Performed? 11 --
Chapter 2. A Brief History of Cesarean Section 20 --
Chapter 3. What Happens in Cesarean Section and Who Performs the Surgery? 27 --
Chapter 4. When Is a Cesarean Section an Emergency? 47 --
Chapter 5. When Is a Cesarean Section Not an Emergency? 59 --
Chapter 6. Considering the Risks of Cesarean Section 71 --
Part II. What's Next? After a Cesarean Section --
Chapter 7. Going Home: You and Your Family 85 --
Chapter 8. Postpartum Depression 93 --
Chapter 9. Contraception 98 --
Chapter 10. Vaginal Birth after Cesarean Section 112 --
Appendix A. Questions to Ask Your Doctor 121 --
Appendix B. Apgar Scale 125 --
Appendix C. Calcium-rich Foods 126 --
Appendix D. Iron-rich Foods 128 --
Appendix E. My Baby Died 130.
pt. 1. The why, what, and when of cesarean section
Why are cesarean sections performed?
A brief history of cesarean section
What happens in cesarean section and who performs the surgery?
When is a cesarean section an emergency?
When is a cesarean section not an emergency?
Considering the risks of cesarean section
pt. 2. What's next? After a cesarean section
Going home: you and your family
Vaginal birth after cesarean section.