July 19, 2011, 12:05 AM
More than one in three babies in the U.S. is now delivered by cesarean section, according to a study released today by the hospital quality tracking group HealthGrades. Thirty-four percent of single-baby births in 2009 were done surgically, the highest percentage ever. The study...
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April 26, 2011, 9:01 AM
The rate of women dying from pregnancy-related complications has increased at a "statistically significant" pace, according to a long-awaited report on maternal deaths released today by the California Department of Public Health. African American, low-income and less-educated women...
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September 11, 2010, 2:09 PM
Browse the low-risk C-section rates at 253 California hospitals. The highest rate is 47 out of 100 low-risk births at Los Angeles Community Hospital and the lowest rate is 7 at St. Helena Hospital Clearlake.
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September 11, 2010, 1:49 PM
September 11, 2010, 11:20 AM
Las mujeres cuyos hijos nacen en centros hospitalarios con fines de lucro tienen una probabilidad mucho más alta de que les realicen una costosa cesárea que las mujeres que dan a luz en un centro médico sin fines de lucro, señaló un análisis realizado por California Watch.
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