Too posh to push? The increasing trend for cesarean section

Tuesday, May 17, 2011 - 20:30 in Psychology & Sociology

During the last 30 years there has been an increase in the number of babies born by cesarean section. New research shows that there has also been a change in the social and economic status of the mothers involved and that advantaged mothers are more likely to have their babies by cesarean section than mothers living in more difficult circumstances.

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