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Garrison-Morton-Norman History of Medicine
Historical Bibliography Updated: February 17, 2020

Cesarean section: An American history of risk, technology, and consequence.

WOLF, Jacqueline H.

Publication Details

Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2018 CE.

A study of the sharp increase in cesarean births (up to 25%) in the U.S. during the 2nd half of the 20th century, as a result of technologization of medicine and, consequently, obstreticians' weakened skills, the malpractice climate, and a health care system in which cesarean section became lucrative.

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Entry Number#10622
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/12815
External URLcesarean-section-an-american-history-of-risk-technology-and-consequence

Geographic Context

Publication place: Baltimore, MD