Childbirth /
Christina Fisanick, book editor.
- Detroit : Greenhaven Press, c2009.
- 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- Opposing viewpoints series .
- Opposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered) .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-223) and index.
How can safety and comfort during childbirth be assured? Epidurals are safe for the management of pain during childbirth / Epidurals during labor are not safe for the mother and baby / Episiotomies are sometimes prudent / Episiotomies are not necessary / Cesarean deliveries are safe and frequently necessary / Vaginal birth after cesarean birth (VBAC) is not safe for all women / What are the best conditions for childbirth? Women should be given choices about where to give birth / Focusing on choices about where to give birth detracts from the purpose of childbirth / Home births are safe / Home births are not safe for some women / Hospital births can be safe / Hospital births involve unnecessary and unsafe procedures / How can rights and preferences be honored during childbirth? Childbearing women have rights / Fetal monitoring during labor can prevent cerebral palsy and therefore should be used / Fetal monitoring during labor cannot prevent cerebral palsy and therefore should not be used / Birth plans can improve the childbirth experience / Birth plans do not improve the childbirth experience / Women have the right to elective cesareans / Elective cesareans should not be performed routinely / Who should assist and be present during childbirth? Doulas can be helpful during childbirth / Doulas can be too controlling during childbirth / Midwives are a good choice for some women / Fathers should be present during childbirth / Fathers should not be present during childbirth / Grandmothers can be helpful during childbirth / Grandmothers are not helpful during childbirth / Kathryn J. Alexander ; Sarah J. Buckley ; Gerard M. DiLeo ; Beth Howard ; Tiffanie Darke ; Melissa M. Kaczmarczyk, Par Sparen, Paul Terry, Sven Cnattingius -- Cynthia Overgard ; Margaret McCartney ; Janelle Weiner ; Catherine Bennett ; William Camann Kathryn Alexander ; Yvonne Cryns -- Childbirth Connection ; Howard A. Janet ; Michael F. Greene ; Judith Lothian ; Ingela Lundgren, Marie Berg, Ginilla Lindmark ; Mary E. Hannah ; Kathi Carlisle Fountain Kristen Suthers -- Kristen Davenport ; Lucy Freeman ; Jon Marshall ; Fatherhood Institute ; Sandra Dick ; Carolynn Bauer Zorn ; Rebecca Eckler. and and and