Article
Safe Prevention of the Primary Cesarean Delivery: ACOG and SMFM Change the Game
Journal of Perinatal Education
(2013)
Abstract
Safe Prevention of the Primary Cesarean Delivery, a joint statement of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine, changes the rules of maternity care management. The statement reviews the research and uses the findings to make practice recommendations. This article discusses the major recommendations and their importance in decreasing risk and increasing safety for mothers and babies. The articles in the current issue of the journal are also reviewed.
Keywords
- cesarean birth,
- childbirth,
- postpartum,
- evidence-based maternity care,
- normal birth,
- natural birth,
- safe birth,
- healthy birth,
- physiological childbirth education,
- perinatal education
Disciplines
Publication Date
December 31, 2013
DOI
10.1891/1058-1243.23.3.115
Citation Information
Judith A. Lothian. "Safe Prevention of the Primary Cesarean Delivery: ACOG and SMFM Change the Game" Journal of Perinatal Education Vol. 23 Iss. 3 (2013) p. 115 - 118 ISSN: 1548-8519 Available at: http://works.bepress.com/judith-lothian/18/