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14 hours ago

Race, Risk, and the VBAC Calculator: The Politics of Race Correction in Childbirth

Cesarean delivery rates rose while VBAC access declined, shaped by risk calculation, liability pressures, and institutional caution.
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fromLos Angeles Times
5 months ago

Bakersfield woman with 22-pound ovarian cyst discovers she's pregnant. Baby 'defied all the odds'

"Suze was pregnant, but her uterus was empty, and a giant benign ovarian cyst weighing over 20 pounds was taking up so much space," said John Ozimek, medical director of labor and delivery, in the release. "We then discovered a nearly full-term baby boy in a small space in the abdomen, near the liver, with his butt resting on the uterus. A pregnancy this far outside the uterus that continues to develop is almost unheard of."
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