Childbirth
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Childbirth
（Opposing viewpoints series）
Greenhaven Press, c2009
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Opposing viewpoints
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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- Epidurals are safe for the management of pain during childbirth / Kathryn J. Alexander
- Epidurals during labor are not safe for the mother and baby / Sarah J. Buckley
- Episiotomies are sometimes prudent / Gerard M. DiLeo
- Episiotomies are not necessary / Beth Howard
- Cesarean deliveries are safe and frequently necessary / Tiffanie Darke
- Vaginal birth after cesarean birth (VBAC) is not safe for all women / Melissa M. Kaczmarczyk, Par Sparen, Paul Terry, Sven Cnattingius
- Women should be given choices about where to give birth / Cynthia Overgard
- Focusing on choices about where to give birth detracts from the purpose of childbirth / Margaret McCartney
- Home births are safe / Janelle Weiner
- Home births are not safe for some women / Catherine Bennett
- Hospital births can be safe / William Camann and Kathryn Alexander
- Hospital births involve unnecessary and unsafe procedures / Yvonne Cryns
- Childbearing women have rights / Childbirth Connection
- Fetal monitoring during labor can prevent cerebral palsy and therefore should be used / Howard A. Janet
- Fetal monitoring during labor cannot prevent cerebral palsy and therefore should not be used / Michael F. Greene
- Birth plans can improve the childbirth experience / Judith Lothian
- Birth plans do not improve the childbirth experience / Ingela Lundgren, Marie Berg, and Ginilla Lindmark
- Women have the right to elective cesareans / Mary E. Hannah
- Elective cesareans should not be performed routinely / Kathi Carlisle Fountain and Kristen Suthers
- Doulas can be helpful during childbirth / Kristen Davenport
- Doulas can be too controlling during childbirth / Lucy Freeman
- Midwives are a good choice for some women / Jon Marshall
- Fathers should be present during childbirth / Fatherhood Institute
- Fathers should not be present during childbirth / Sandra Dick
- Grandmothers can be helpful during childbirth / Carolynn Bauer Zorn
- Grandmothers are not helpful during childbirth / Rebecca Eckler
