Read more cesarean section stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/31225/cesarean-section.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 19:03:19 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/59276/cut-down-on-c-sections-experts-tell-us-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican women are risking their health and driving up medical costs by having too many cesarean sections, the Los Angeles Times reports. The most common operation in the US, the C-section is used in 31% of births and accounts for 45% of rising birth costs. It can also lead to...http://www.newser.com/story/59276/cut-down-on-c-sections-experts-tell-us-women.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 17 May 2009 17:55:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58249/second-us-flu-victim-gave-birth-last-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Texas woman who died yesterday after suffering from swine flu was a teacher who gave birth to a healthy baby girl last week by Cesarean section, the AP reports. Judy Trunnell, 33, was hospitalized after she had difficulty breathing 2 weeks ago and later fell into a coma. Texas...http://www.newser.com/story/58249/second-us-flu-victim-gave-birth-last-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 06 May 2009 14:00:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/39441/c-sections-wary-docs-push-birth-costs-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSpending on childbirth—the country's No. 1 reason for hospitalization—is on the rise, and much of it is due to unnecessary tests and procedures, USA Today reports. A new study critical of the system found that $2.5 billion is spent annually on needless high-tech C-sections, which cost more...http://www.newser.com/story/39441/c-sections-wary-docs-push-birth-costs-up.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 08 Oct 2008 11:46:35 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/32319/brangelina-welcomes-a-boy-and-girl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAngelina Jolie gave birth to twins, a boy and a girl, last night at a hospital in Nice, France, People reports. As partner Brad Pitt looked on, Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline were born by Cesarean section. “The babies are doing well. The operation went just perfectly,” said the obstetrician....http://www.newser.com/story/32319/brangelina-welcomes-a-boy-and-girl.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Jul 2008 6:57:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/28691/c-sections-propel-jump-in-preemies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe number of US babies born before reaching normal gestation jumped by a third from 1996 to 2004, the Los Angeles Times reports, with Cesarean sections accounting for much of the rise. With health risks and high costs associated with premature babies, the trend presents "a serious problem," the March...http://www.newser.com/story/28691/c-sections-propel-jump-in-preemies.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 29 May 2008 11:56:44 CDT