cesarean

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The Evidence Based Birth article, “Evidence on: Doulas,” shows the support of a birth doula can reduce stress, reduce use of pain-relief medications, increase vaginal births and lower rates of medical interventions including Cesarean section.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 10, 2024

Cesarean sections may lead to infections and potentially life-threatening blood clots.

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

The system, as she saw it, did not just prevent doctors from performing a necessary procedure, it encouraged them to perform unnecessary ones, such as Cesarean sections.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2023

When an emergency Cesarean needs to be performed on an injured mother, the film documents the doctors’ efforts to deliver the baby and get it to live.

From Salon • Dec. 22, 2019

The operator was about to perform Cesarean section when he heard the noise of the membranes rupturing.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)