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Study shows rate of C-section births at an all-time high

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

A recent study by Health Grades has shown that the rate of C-section births was at 34% in 2009, the highest it’s ever been. Researchers studied public health data from 2002 to 2009, a span during which C-section birth rate rose from 27% to 34%. Jacqueline Wolf, a researcher at Ohio University (who wasn’t involved in the study) said “Obviously, ... read more »