This article looks at the controversy surrounding vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). Explains why cesarean births are so pervasive today, despite the risks. Dispels myths about vaginal birth after cesarean birth. Lists related terms and definitions.
States that reducing maternal and child death tolls depends largely on every mother and every child having the right to access to health care from pregnancy through childbirth, the neonatal period and childhood.
Examines temporal trends in, and the current state of, Canadian infant mortality. It explores differences within various Canadian subpopulations and compares Canadian rates to those of other countries belonging to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Unless referenced otherwise, infant mortality statistics are taken from the publication "Mortality - Summary List of Causes, 1995".
