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 can save lives, but global studies suggest they have become much more common than is necessary.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 3, 2023

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

From New York Times • May 28, 2023

We had no trouble conceiving, but I had a challenging pregnancy and a traumatic labor resulting in an emergency Cesarean and an awful recovery.

From Slate • Sep. 29, 2020

Baldwin reports a case of Cesarean section on a typical rachitic dwarf of twenty-four, who weighed 100 pounds and was only 47 1/2 inches tall.

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