Abstract
Pregnancy and birth are normal physiologic processes for most women. The current cesarean delivery rate of 25% in the United States is a reflection of a higher than expected rate of medical intervention in the birth process. Unfortunately, modern medicine has been guilty of using a disease model for the management of pregnancy and birth, resulting in higher than expected rates of complications. At least 90% of women should have a normal birth outcome without medical intervention.1
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Scherger, J.E. (1996). Normal Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery. In: Taylor, R.B. (eds) Fundamentals of Family Medicine. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2535-3_3
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