cesarean
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A woman who freezes her eggs at 30 and uses them at 40 still experiences pregnancy at 40, with the higher risks of preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, and cesarean delivery that accompany advanced maternal age.
From Slate ● Aug. 29, 2026
There has been a significant increase in cesarean section deliveries in recent decades, which made up 32.3% of deliveries in 2023, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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
The protests were led by 4Kira4Moms, a group founded by Charles Johnson, whose wife Kira Dixon Johnson died of hemorrhaging at Cedars-Sinai after a cesarean section nearly nine years ago.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 2025
Her placenta had weakened and she’d had a cesarean, though not quickly enough.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
