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Now a look at the variations in the rates of cesarean sections in California find they're much more likely at for-profit hospitals — 17 percent more likely according to an investigation by the non-profit journalism outfit California Watch.
C-Sections And The Profit Motive In California
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cesarean sections in California find they're much more likely at for-profit hospitals
Who could have possibly seen that connection???
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#2 - Mon Sep 13, 2010 11:03 AM EDTHere's another connection: Maternal mortality rates.
The mortality rate of California women who die from causes directly related to pregnancy has nearly tripled in the past decade, prompting doctors to worry about the dangers of obesity in expectant mothers and about medical complications of cesarean sections.
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As a man, I find that C-sections are worth the money and well worth the years, years, and years of pleasure.
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