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26. When is a ‘High-Risk’ Pregnancy a Good Thing?

Freakonomics, M.D.

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Why Do We Have Such High C Section Rates?

Hospitals get paid more by insurance companies for c sections than for vagonal deliveries. Some research does suggest that financial incentives could play a role. Women are having babies at older ages to day, and so the concern about potential complications is more common. There's also more obesity, more hyprtension, more diabetes, more twin births due to i v f.

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