
doi: 10.1503/cmaj.1040492
It was with utter dismay and surprise that I read Mary Hannah's commentary on planned elective cesarean section.[1][1] Given that there has never been any scientific proof of benefit from unindicated surgery, how can the literature for indicated procedures be used to justify our willingness to
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