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Jilly_in_VA

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5. Yeah, well
Thu May 28, 2026, 12:17 PM
Thursday

that wasn't explained in the news report, so I wondered. As a former neonatal nurse (before I went into cardiology, I am always skeptical. US ovstetricians perform C-sections at a higher rate than anywhere else in the world and also have a higher rate of complications. We had a couple of sayings in our unit about that---"Failure to progress is whatever your OB says it is" and "Inductions are the major cause of C-sections." (The latter had a sub-clause, "Baby no ready, baby no come." )

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Why a C-section? Jilly_in_VA Thursday #3
From the zoo's blog: mahatmakanejeeves Thursday #4
Yeah, well Jilly_in_VA Thursday #5
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