de Villiers V P
S Afr Med J. 1986 Oct 25;70(9):540-1.
Postpartum sterilization at Paarl Hospital, CP, is compared with the situation obtaining in Thailand, India, Cuba, Chile, the Philippines, Australia and Singapore. This international study depoliticizes the issue and emphasizes that voluntary sterilization is a basic service which should be available everywhere. A transumbilical minilaparotomy is a fast and safe procedure, which should be carried out within hours of delivery--even on Saturdays and Sundays. Caesarean section when sterilization is the only indication is completely unjustified.
对开普省帕尔医院的产后绝育情况与泰国、印度、古巴、智利、菲律宾、澳大利亚和新加坡的情况进行了比较。这项国际研究使该问题非政治化，并强调自愿绝育是一项基本服务，应在各地均可获得。经脐小切口剖腹术是一种快速且安全的手术，应在分娩后数小时内进行——即使是在周六和周日。仅以绝育为唯一指征进行剖宫产是完全不合理的。
