Synopsis
The surgical process of a caesarean section.
- Programme: The Midwives
- Series: 2
- Episode: 03: A Natural Choice
- Channel: BBC Two
- Broadcast year: 2013
- Nursing & Midwifery | The Role of the Midwife during Labour and Birth
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