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It seems like there's a pattern of ambivalence because so many women were raised with this idea that they could either be an astronaut or a ballet dancer or a mom; whereas I think that men were never sent a conflicting message. So I think that women [who] grew...
Experts point out, however, that there is a difference between an elective cesarean, in which the doctor and mother are deciding when a baby will emerge from the womb, and a labor-induced delivery, which can occur any time after 37 weeks and in which the baby is initiating the...
Cesarean sections were once a measure of last resort, a final attempt to save both mom and baby if things did not go well during delivery. That was almost certainly the case in Roman times with Julius Caesar, who was born via the procedure, and for whom it was named...
Why the trend toward earlier delivery? For many women, it comes down to convenience - to accommodate their work schedules or to avoid being pregnant any longer than necessary. Part of the trend may also be traced to women's confusion over the official guidelines: While ACOG recommends that 39 weeks...
Panetta is experienced enough to understand that the CIA was the victim of political manipulation under the Bush Administration. It was the Bush White House that cherry-picked the intelligence on Iraq, not the CIA. Panetta will have the ear of the new President to walk him through all of...