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Cesarean Rate Jumps to Record High

Friday June 26, 2009
1 in 3 pregnant women face surgical delivery

More Women Forced into Surgery;
Few Mothers Recognize They Can Reduce Their Risk of Surgery

Redondo Beach, CA, March 18, 2009 - The National Center for Health Statistics has reported that the cesarean rate hit an all-time high in 2007, with a rate of 31.8 percent, up two percent from 2006.

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