An American History of Risk, Technology, and Consequence
by
Jacqueline H. Wolf
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2018
Between 1965 and 1987, the cesarean section rate in the United States rose precipitously—from 4.5 percent to 25 percent of births. By 2009, one in three births was by cesarean, a far higher number than the 5–10% rate that the World Health Organization suggests is optimal. While physicians largely...