cesarean

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The organization has said that planned home births are associated with fewer maternal interventions, like labor induction or cesareans, than planned hospital birth—a major talking point among women who opt out of hospitalized birth.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

She said additional cesareans — Cox already has two children born by C-section — are inherently more risky, especially if Cox wants to have more children in the future.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 12, 2023

A study suggests that doctors wait longer in the second stage of labor before intervening with drugs, forceps or cesareans.

From New York Times • Feb. 6, 2014

The nonprofit recently cut its rate of inappropriate labor inductions and cesareans from 28 percent of births to 2 percent.

From Reuters • Feb. 21, 2013

But whatever the exact mix of reasons for cesareans becoming normalized in the first place, their popularity is now self-perpetuating.

From Slate • Jan. 3, 2012