cesarean section

Early Inductions Lead to Higher Neonatal Risks

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by Amie Newman

January 26, 2011 - 7:25pm (Print)

According to a hospital watchdog group, too many pregnant women in the United States are induced early, unnecessarily endangering their own health and that of their newborns.

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Does Refusing a C-Section = Child Abuse?

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by Amie Newman

August 13, 2010 - 7:00am (Print)

A woman comes into a hospital, in labor, refuses to pre-consent to a c-section, and has her baby whisked away under charges of child neglect?

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Overused and Underinformed: The Secrets of the Hysterectomy in the U.S.

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by Amie Newman

May 19, 2010 - 3:20pm (Print)

Are hundreds of thousands of women in the U.S. undergoing unnecessary hysterectomies without proper informed consent? Women's health advocate, Rep. Carolyn Maloney says possibly.

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Why Health Care Reform is Important to Cesarean Section Mothers

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reader diary by CTBirthAdvocate

March 22, 2010 - 11:48am (Print)

Today, while many are cheering the passing of the reform, others are thumbing their nose at it. I sit here in the middle of the road but certainly grateful for a specific portion of this bill not allowing providers to deny medical coverage for pre-existing medical conditions.

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