How did a magnificent rescue operation become such a common way of giving birth? And how safe is it really? Why have risky procedures not been elimintaed by C-section? Having been involved in half a century of the history of the caesarean, Dr Michael Odent is uniquely and authoritatively equipped to deal with these vital and urgent questions.

Odent, a French obstetrician who introduced the concepts of hospital birthing rooms and birthing pools, addresses continuing questions related to caesarean birth, looking at reasons behind widely varying rates of the procedure, why other risky procedures have not been eliminated by the caesarean, and the long-term consequences for infants and mothers, as well as the impact of caesarean birth on trends in head size, the future of the midwifery-obstetrics relationship, and the possibility of a gentler society of citizens born by caesarean. The book is distributed in the US by ISBS.
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