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010 a| 2013015226;

020 a| 9780814764114 (cl : alk. paper);

020 a| 0814764118 (cl : alk. paper);

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100 1 a| Morris, Theresa,d| 1956-=| ^A1170008;

245 10 a| Cut it out :b| the C-section epidemic in America /c| Theresa Morris.;

263 a| 1309;

264 1 a| New York :b| New York University Press,c| [2013];

300 a| x, 245 pages ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

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504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- pt. I. The root of the problem. The liability threat in obstetrics -- pt. II. Control systems embedded in hospitals. The tyranny of the rules -- Too much information: how technology raises the stakes -- pt. III. The effects of organizational constraints. The big kahuna: repeat c-sections -- Women's lack of choice in labor and birth -- Conclusion: a roadmap for change.;

520 a| Examines the exponential increase in the United States of the most technological form of birth that exists -- the cesarean section -- and challenges most existing explanations of this unprecedented rise, arguing that there is a new culture within medicine that avoids risk or unpredictable outcomes and instead embraces planning and conservative choices, all in an effort to have perfect births.;

650 0 a| Cesarean section.=| ^A5543;

650 0 a| Cesarean sectionx| Prevention.=| ^A1172447;

650 0 a| Surgical indications.=| ^A1172431;

650 0 a| Womenx| Health and hygiene.=| ^A4204;

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Cut it out : the C-section epidemic in America / Theresa Morris.

Author/creator	Morris, Theresa, 1956-
Format	Book
Publication	New York : New York University Press, [2013]
Description	x, 245 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects	Cesarean section. Cesarean section--Prevention. Surgical indications. Women--Health and hygiene.

Contents	Introduction -- pt. I. The root of the problem. The liability threat in obstetrics -- pt. II. Control systems embedded in hospitals. The tyranny of the rules -- Too much information: how technology raises the stakes -- pt. III. The effects of organizational constraints. The big kahuna: repeat c-sections -- Women's lack of choice in labor and birth -- Conclusion: a roadmap for change.
Abstract	Examines the exponential increase in the United States of the most technological form of birth that exists -- the cesarean section -- and challenges most existing explanations of this unprecedented rise, arguing that there is a new culture within medicine that avoids risk or unpredictable outcomes and instead embraces planning and conservative choices, all in an effort to have perfect births.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2013015226
ISBN	9780814764114 (cl : alk. paper)
ISBN	0814764118 (cl : alk. paper)

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