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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October 28, 2010, 12:05 AM
As a record number of women enter prison, many states are failing to provide adequate medical care to pregnant inmates and even shackling some women during delivery, according to a new report by the Rebecca Project for Human Rights and the National Women's Law Center. California did better...
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February 5, 2010, 12:03 AM
As California Watch ramps up distribution of its work, we are experimenting with different ways to reach the California public. Our goal is to distribute our stories as widely as possible, in as many media formats as possible – in the hope that we will be able to spark a conversation on...
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