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. 2002 Apr 13;324(7342):892-5.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7342.892.

Has the medicalisation of childbirth gone too far?

Richard Johanson¹, Mary Newburn, Alison Macfarlane

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PMID: 11950741
PMCID: PMC1122835
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7342.892

Has the medicalisation of childbirth gone too far?

Richard Johanson et al. BMJ. 2002.

. 2002 Apr 13;324(7342):892-5.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7342.892.

Authors

Richard Johanson¹, Mary Newburn, Alison Macfarlane

Affiliation

¹ Academic Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, North Staffordshire Maternity Hospital, Stoke on Trent ST4 6QG.

PMID: 11950741
PMCID: PMC1122835
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7342.892

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Operative delivery rates, 1955 to 1999-2000, in England and Wales. Data from Ministry of Health, Department of Health and Social Security, Welsh Office, Office of Population Censuses and Surveys (maternity hospital in-patient inquiry), and Department of Health (hospital episode statistics)

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Childbirth in the 16th century was the province of women; men kept out of the way

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Has medicalisation of childbirth gone too far? Regional analgesia in labour permits childbirth without fear.
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Has medicalisation of childbirth gone too far? Timely intervention is the key.
Lim MN. Lim MN. BMJ. 2002 Jul 13;325(7355):103. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12125686 No abstract available.

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