Abstract
This article focuses on the principles of care involved in a reflective case study of a patient undergoing a caesarean section. Unplanned caesarean sections are often emotionally charged procedures. Often a mother has had no warning of a surgical intervention for the birth of her child and is understandably both distressed and frightened.
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