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Cesarean Section

Guidelines for Appropriate Utilization

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  • © 1995

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Editors:
  1. Bruce L. Flamm

    1. Kaiser Permanente, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Riverside, USA

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  2. Edward J. Quilligan

    1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California-Irvine Medical Center, Orange, USA

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Part of the book series: Clinical Perspectives in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CPOG)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Cesarean Delivery in the United States: A Summary of the Past 20 Years

    • Bruce L. Flamm
    Pages 1-7

  3. Worldwide Utilization of Cesarean Section

    • T. J. Broadhead, D. K. James
    Pages 9-21

  4. Dystocia and “Failure to Progress” in Labor

    • Emanuel A. Friedman
    Pages 23-42

  5. Active Management of Labor

    • Peter Boylan
    Pages 43-49

  6. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean Section

    • Bruce L. Flamm
    Pages 51-64

  7. Breech Presentation

    • Luis A. Cibils
    Pages 65-93

  8. Cesarean Section for Fetal Distress

    • David A. Miller, Richard H. Paul
    Pages 95-114

  9. Fetal Macrosomia

    • Hung N. Winn, John C. Hobbins
    Pages 115-124

  10. Twin Gestation and Multiple Births

    • Cornelia R. Graves, Frank H. Boehm
    Pages 125-129

  11. Genital Herpes: Contemporary Management

    • Zane A. Brown
    Pages 131-139

  12. Methods for Safe Reduction of Cesarean Section Rates

    • Norbert Gleicher, Richard H. Demir, Jeanne B. Novas, Stephen A. Myers
    Pages 141-162

  13. Cesarean Delivery: A Medical-Legal Perspective

    • Jeffrey P. Phelan
    Pages 163-171

  14. Economic Considerations in Cesarean Section Use

    • Laura B. Gardner
    Pages 173-190

  15. Ethical Issues in the Utilization of Cesarean Section

    • Thomas E. Elkins, Douglas Brown
    Pages 191-205

  16. The Patient Who Demands Cesarean Delivery

    • Bruce L. Flamm
    Pages 207-221

  17. The Impact of Midwifery Care, Childbirth Preparation, and Labor Support on Cesarean Section Rates

    • Janice R. Goings
    Pages 223-245

  18. Cesarean Projects at the State and National Level

    • Bruce L. Flamm
    Pages 247-253

  19. Guidelines for Appropriate Utilization of Cesarean Operations

    • Bruce L. Flamm
    Pages 255-262

  20. Back Matter

    Pages 263-278
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About this book

Cesarean section rates Percentage Indication Low High Failure to progress 2. 0 4. 0 Repeat cesarean section 2. 0 6. 0 Breech and abnormal lie 1. 3 3. 5 Fetal distress 1. 5 3. 0 Third-trimester bleeding 1. 0 1. 0 Totals 7. 8 17. 5 l From Quilligan, by permission of Contemporary Obstetrics and Gynecology. vaginal delivery, I have yet to meet a physician who would do something they believed would harm their patient even if they were paid ten times as much for a section. On the other hand, there are fears and misconceptions. I have heard many doctors say "I have never been sued for a section I did, but I have been sued for the section I did not do. " The fear of not having performed a section in my opinion is real, although difficult to prove, and until the public can be educated that cesarean section delivery cannot eradicate fetal death and damage, this fear will remain and will be responsible for some unnecessary cesarean sections. Bruce Flamm and I hope this book will correct misconceptions that have been responsible for many unnecessary cesarean sections. I am still frequently asked the same old question: What is an ideal cesarean section rate? I still give an answer similar to the 1983 answer, perhaps somewhat modified.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Kaiser Permanente, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Riverside, USA

    Bruce L. Flamm

  • Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of California-Irvine Medical Center, Orange, USA

    Edward J. Quilligan

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Cesarean Section

  • Book Subtitle: Guidelines for Appropriate Utilization

  • Editors: Bruce L. Flamm, Edward J. Quilligan

  • Series Title: Clinical Perspectives in Obstetrics and Gynecology

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2482-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York, Inc. 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-387-94238-4Due: 09 May 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-7556-5Published: 26 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-2482-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0178-0328

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: 278

  • Topics: Ecology, Gynecology, Obstetrics/Perinatology/Midwifery

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