cesarean

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But after 25 hours of laboring at home, including five hours of pushing, Rae, then 38, was transferred to the hospital where she had an emergency cesarean section.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

The average total cost for vaginal births is $14,768 and for cesarean sections is about $26,280, according to UW Health data.

From Salon • May 4, 2025

Vaginal birth complications increased 22.4%, and cesarean birth complications increased 48.9%.

From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2024

Gabriel was born by cesarean section on 2 June 2023 and has been in the Royal Hospital for Children and Young People in Edinburgh ever since.

From BBC • Nov. 3, 2024

Her placenta had weakened and she’d had a cesarean, though not quickly enough.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri