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U.S. cesarean birth rate declines slightly
For the first time in more than a decade, the U.S. cesarean rate fell instead of rising, according to preliminary data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although the drop was just 0.1 percent, birth advocates hope the change from 32.9 to 32.8 percent of all births may herald a continued downward trend to come. Read the preliminary report. Read analysis from Lamaze International’s Science and Sensibility.
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