cesarean

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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

She’d had two uncomplicated pregnancies before, delivered by Cesarean section.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 4, 2022

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

That we still employ general ether or chloroform anesthesia in Cesarean sections and other major obstetric operations, although several operators are beginning to use "gas" in even these heavy cases.

From The Mother and Her Child by Sadler, William S.