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C-sections on demand are rising fast

By Michael Lasalandra
Globe Correspondent / April 20, 2004

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Donna McDonald, a 31-year-old obstetrical nurse at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, surprised her doctor, many of the nurses she works with, and even her husband when she decided last year to forgo a vaginal delivery in favor of an elective Caesarean section. (Full Article: 1071 Words)

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