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
After recovering from a cesarean section and sitting out for two months to allow her stitches to heal, she returned to play two weeks into the season in August.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 11, 2025
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
Her placenta had weakened and she’d had a cesarean, though not quickly enough.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
