MAIN FINDINGS (from a total of 1232 online surveys)
56% of expectant mums want a cesarean "through their own choice" and the majority say it's because they don't want to risk physical damage to their body (39.4%), a planned cesarean is preferable to an unpredictable planned vaginal delivery (PVD) (33.6%) and they've been put  off by previous experience or knowledge of PVD trauma. (25.1%) Fear of PVD is cited by 16.7% of women.

CONTENTS

Access to 3 PDFs containing detailed survey results, plus links to an article on CDMR (cesarean delivery on maternal request) and emails from women choosing (or trying to choose) CDMR.

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Pauline McDonagh Hull

Editor, www.electivecesarean.com