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diabetic women
care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/19/6/597
Upside: C-section research for women with diabetes
Downside: Medical language
What you need to know: Cesarean section (c-section) is delivery of a baby by surgery. An incision (cut) is made in the mother's belly and uterus (womb).
www.marchofdimes.com/pnhec/240_1031.asp
Upside: Detailed explanation of c-sections, when they are required and risks
Downside: Small, light color font
A caesarean section (AE cesarean section), or c-section, is a form of childbirth in which a surgical incision is made through a mother's abdomen (laparotomy) and uterus (hysterotomy) to deliver one ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesarean_section
Upside: Excellent user-compiled detail including history, types and risks
Downside: None
A very few women choose to give birth by caesarean, but for others it's a decision taken when a vaginal delivery stops progressing as it should, or when problems are anticipated. But what are the ...
www.bbc.co.uk/parenting/having_a_baby/birth_caesarean.shtml
Upside: Detailed information on elective and emergency cesarean sections
Downside: Limited embedded links
What is a cesarean section? Why would I have a planned c-section? Why would I have an unplanned cesarean delivery? What happens right before a c-section? How is a c-section done?
www.babycenter.com/0_giving-birth-by-cesarean-section_160.bc
Upside: Detailed article on most common cesarean section questions
Downside: Click on 'See all on one page' to reduce clicking
of caesareans and vaginal birth following caesarean section.
Upside: Very good resources including FAQs and articles
Downside: Basic, text heavy site design
a baby through a surgical abdominal incision. A C-section delivery is performed when a vaginal birth is not possible or is not safe for the mother or child.
www.healthline.com/adamcontent/c-section
Upside: Very good overview including indications, risks, symptoms and recovery
Downside: Cluttered page
Q: I keep hearing different information on whether it is safe for a woman to have a vaginal delivery after a cesarean section.
healthlink.mcw.edu/article/1001717198.html
Upside: Discusses safety of VBAC
Downside: No additional links
Comparing Harms of Vaginal Birth and Cesarean Section Beliefs and attitudes about these matters have been changing along with changes in practice.
www.realsavvymoms.com/pregnancy/article.php?article=120&category2=7
Upside: Advice and video on VBAC
Downside: None
A Brochure to Accompany an Exhibition on the History of Cesarean Section at the National Library of Medicine April 30 - August 31, 1993
www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/cesarean/cesarean_1.html
Upside: Nat'l Library of Medicine article
Downside: Very basic site design requires you to make many clicks