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Iowa's C-section rates have risen
Axios· 3 days agoNationally, the C-section delivery rate in 2023 came to 32.4%. State of play: Repeat C-sections account for many of the procedures nationally, even though ...
South Africa's cesarean birth rates are too high—they can be dangerous for mothers and babies
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoThe World Health Organization says that while "every effort should be made to provide a cesarean ...
Texas couple welcomes identical quadruplet girls: 'Holy moly!'
Today· 7 days agoThe couple in Texas welcomed four identical girls on May 1. Hannah Grace, Lucy Marie, Rebecca...
Axios Northwest Arkansas
Axios· 5 days agoThe rate of cesarean births in Arkansas is above the national average, new data show. Yes, but: An increase in C-sections doesn't necessarily mean the rate ...
Gynaecologist who sterilised patient without consent is suspended
Daily Telegraph· 7 days agoA consultant gynaecologist has been suspended for a year after he sterilised a female patient...
Texas Supreme Court denies woman damages after failed sterilization led to pregnancy
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 days agoThe Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a woman who underwent a failed sterilization procedure is not...
Birthing babies: Mother's Day tales of lives in the balance
The Day, New London, Conn. via Yahoo News· 1 day agoHis mother expects to take him home from Lawrence + Memorial Hospital in about a week. Weighing 3 pounds, 10 ounces when delivered by Cesarean section, ...
‘Birthing friendly’ label requires little effort by hospitals
The Columbian· 21 hours agoSix months after the launch of the Biden administration’s “birthing friendly” designation for...
Inside heartwarming story of the world's first 'test-tube baby' Louise Brown
The US Sun· 1 day agoThe baby born later that day via caesarean section was Louise Joy Brown, a healthy, fair-haired...
A baby boom in Bangor
Bangor Daily News· 5 days agoThe 2023 American national birth rate was approximately 12 live births per 1,000 people. According to the March of Dimes, Maine saw a birth rate of 32.8...
