Unequal Motherhood
- 1 May 2012
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Social Problems
- Vol. 59 (2) , 207-227
Abstract
Disparities in cesarean rates in the United States represent an important social problem because cesareans are related to maternal deaths and to theKeywords
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