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Why was a Florida woman forced to have a C-section? | Tayo Bero

Medical coercion in childbirth undermines women's autonomy, as seen in cases where women are forced into cesarean sections against their will.

fromBusiness Insider

3 months ago

Hospitals don't always publicly disclose their C-section rates. Here's how we compiled our own data.

The more we dug, the more we realized there was a gap between the procedure's public perception as a routine, normal part of giving birth and what experts were saying. We set out to figure out why. We also wanted to better understand the complexity involved in a procedure that can be life-saving and is also performed around double the rate the World Health Organization says is "ideal" for maternal and infant health.

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Why was a Florida woman forced to have a C-section? | Tayo Bero

Hospitals don't always publicly disclose their C-section rates. Here's how we compiled our own data.

#cesarean-sections
#cesarean-sections