Original ArticleThe Case Against Elective Cesarean SectionGoer, Henci BA, LCCE Author Information Author of The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth and Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities Submitted for publication: March 20, 2001; Accepted for publication: July 19, 2001 The Journal of Perinatal & Neonatal Nursing 15(3):p 23-38, December 2001. Buy Abstract Prominent American and British obstetricians have been advocating for performing more Cesareans. They argue that Cesarean section is as safe or nearly as safe as vaginal birth, eliminates pelvic floor damage and the consequent symptoms caused by vaginal birth, is safer for the infant, and is desired by many women; however, abundant evidence in the medical literature refutes the validity of those claims. Copyright © 2001 by Aspen Publishers, Inc.
